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NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL.- 

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I  April  6,  1908  (Calendar  day,  April  8,  1908 j fVCcwnmitted  to  the  Committee  of  the 
Whole  House  on  the  state  of  the  Union  and  ordered  to  be  printed. 


Mr.  Foss,  from  the  Committee  on  Naval  Affairs,  submitted  the 

following- 


REPORT 


[To  accompany  H.  R.  20471.] 


,  ^  if  Committee  on  Naval  Affairs,  to  whom  was  referred  so  much  of 
the  President  s  annual  message  as  relates  to  the  naval  establishment, 
together  with  the  annual  estimates  of  the  Navy  Department,  submit 
Herewith  H.  K. - making  appropriations  for  the  naval  service 

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tor  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1909,  with  the  following  statement* 
ihe  amount  carried  by  this  bill  is  $103,967,518.43. 

The  estimates  of  the  Department  amounted  to  $125,041,349.80. 

1  he  committee,  after  careful  consideration  of  these  estimates,  made 
U\?)10n?j t0  amount  °f  $22,518,831.37,  and  under  “  Increase  of 
the  Navy  recommend  an  appropriation  of  $1,000,000  toward  the 
construction  of  submarine  boats,  and  $445,000,  within  the  discretion 
of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  for  the  construction  of  subsurface 
(torpedo  boats. 

\  ,  .The  following  table  gives  a  comparative  statement  of  the  appropri- 

f°Ji908  furnished  bJ  the  ^vy  Department,  the  estimates  for 
*1909,  and  the  amounts  recommended  in  this  bill: 


Naval  Establishment. 


I  Pay  of  the  Navy . 

|Pay,  miscellaneous . . 

[Contingent,  Navy . . 

[Naval  station,  Island  of  Guam:  Maintenance  and  cate 
I  of  lepers  and  other  special  patients 

IBureau  of  Navigation . 

^Bureau  of  Ordnance . .  . . 

Bureau  of  Equipment . 

[Bureau  of  Yards  and  Docks. 

public  works,  Bureau  of  Yards  and  Docks' . 

Public  works,  Secretary  of  the  Navy: 

Naval  Academy . .  ‘ . 

Public  works,  Bureau  of  Navigation- . 

Naval  training  station,  California. 

Naval  training  station,  Rhode  Island 

mr  J*aval  traillin£  Station,  Great  Lakes . 

Public  works,  Bureau  of  Ordnance . . 

ublic  works,  Bureau  of  Equipment . 

ublic  works,  Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery 

ureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery . .  A 

sureau  of  Supplies  and  Accounts . 


Appropriated, 

1908. 

Estimates, 

1909. 

Recommended 
by  this  bill. 

$21,000,000.  00 
675, 000.  00 
65, 000.  00 

$26, 086, 201. 00 
723,  000.  00 
65, 000. 00 

$27,274,201.00 
723, 000. 00 
65, 000.  00 

16, 000.  00 
1,996, 663.00 
11,715, 406.  75 
7, 528, 028. 00 
1,129,652.  90 
3, 124,  940.  00 

15, 000. 00 
2,586,267.  86 
21,414,606.  75 
10, 236, 978. 00 
1,731,438.70 
12,054,822. 00 

15, 000. 00 
2, 438, 276.  00 
10, 744, 772. 75 
9, 424, 849. 00 
1, 429,  652.  90 
3, 170,  400. 00 

380, 000.  00 

247, 000. 00 

47, 000.  00 

39,  000.  00 
58, 912. 00 
700, 000.  00 
370, 280. 00 
10, 000.  00 
285,000.  00 
405,  900.  00 
7,365,845.21  | 

29,  500.  00 
140,  890.  00 

1 , 095,  600.  00 
571,460.  00 
10, 000.  00 
450, 000.  00 
425, 000.  00 

7, 337, 320. 30 

29, 500. 00 
139, 890. 00 
1,  095, 600.  00 
152, 360.00 
10,000. 00 
360, 000.  00 
385, 000.  00 
7, 321, 882. 09 

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Naval  Establishment. 

Appropriated, 

1908. 

Estimates, 

1909. 

Recommended 
by  thi<  bill. 

Bureau  of  Construction  and  Repair . 

Bureau  of  Steam  Engineering?..*  .# . 

Naval  Academy . -V-  •  -*•*-  •  » . 

Marine  Corps:  •  .**•*„•  %  •  •  *  • 

Public  works . • . *  .  .1  *.  X . . 

Paymaster . . .  .#< . . **.  •. . . 

Quartermaster _ ,*.» . *.•?. . *.* 

Increase  of  the  Navy:  *  *••  !  *  •  *  •  \  *.  „ 

Construction  and  machinery _ »*.;  .•  , 

Armor  and  armament .  »I. .  .•  . ,\  .V. .  f.  •*•. , 

Equipment . .». .  .«*  .  . *.!..< 

Subsurface  or  submartne’b^tTs^.  t .  .  4- . 

Total . .  **.  »*  .1  . 

$8. 102, 824. 25 
5,  729, 420. 00 
440, 728. 36 

;  2,  843,  998. 4(V 
•  2, 417, 089. 00 

►.*  >2,  *13, 915. 00 
;  ,10,000,000.00 
►  *  .750,000.00 
500, 000. 00 

$8, 502, 824. 25 
7,120,240.00 
483, 582.  86 

2,972^685.08* 
3,508, 971.00 

9, 832, 962. 00 
7, 000,  000. 00 
400, 000. 00 

$8, 202, 824. 25 
6, 309, 420. 00 
475, 728. 36 

210, 000.  00 
2,948, 201.08 
2, 316,999.00 

9,832,962.00 
7,000,000.00 
400, 000. 00 
1,445,000.00 

100,303,602.93 

125,041,349.80 

103, 967, 518. 43 

The  first  paragraph  of  the  bill  relates  to, — 

PAY  OF  THE  NAVY. 


Pay  of  the  Navy. 

Appropriated, 

1908. 

Estimates, 

1909. 

Recommended. 

Pay  of  the  Navy . 

$21,000,000. 00 
675, 000. 00 
65, 000. 00 

$26, 086, 201. 00 
723, 000. 00 
65,000.00 

$27,274,201.00 
723, 000. 00 
65, 000. 00 

Pav,  miscellaneous . 

Contingent,  Navy . 

The  estimates  as  submitted  in  the  Book  of  Estimates  for  the  naval 
establishment  called  for  an  increase  of  3,000  men.  and  later,  at  the 
hearings  before  the  committee,  it  was  demonstrated  that  an  increase 
of  6,000  men  in  all  would  be  necessary  to  man  ships  that  are  in  com¬ 
mission  and  those  about  to  be  commissioned.  The  total  estimate  for 
pay  for  the  42,000  men  and  officers  amounts  to  $27,274,201.  After 
careful  consideration,  the  committee  judged  it  to  be  unwise  to  reduce 
this  estimate,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  at  the  time  of  the  hearings  the 
enlisted  force  was  recruited  within  600  men  of  the  full  allowance,  and 
for  the  past  three  or  four  months  over  2,000  men  have  been  recruited 
monthly.  It  is  therefore  the  belief  of  the  committee  that  the  addi¬ 
tional  6,000  men  herein  provided  for  will  be  shortly  recruited,  and  the 
amount  herein  recommended  will  be  necessary  for  pay. 

The  additional  6,000  men  are  recommended  as  it  will  be  necessary  to 
put  the  following  ships  in  commission  within  the  next  few  months: 
California ,  Mississippi ,  Idaho ,  New  Hampshire ,  South  Dakota ,  North 
Carolina ,  Montana ,  Chester ,  Birmingham ,  and  Salem ,  and  in  addi 
tion  1,500  men  are  required  to  commission  torpedo  boats  not  now  in 
commission. 

The  appropriation  for  u  Pay,  miscellaneous,”  has  an  apparent 
increase  of  $48,000.  This  increase  is  due  to  a  plan  of  consolidating  all 
the  charges  pertaining  to  the  Navy  Department  and  its  bureaus  for 
ice,  te  ephone  rentals  and  tolls,  telegrams,  cablegrams,  and  postage, 
foreign  and  domestic,  post-office  box  rentals,  and  express  charges,  so 
that  they  may  be  paid  through  one  office  instead  of  being  paid  through 
offices  in  the  several  bureaus,  thereby  preventing  the  multiplication  of 
vouchers  and  duplication  of  work,  which  will  result  in  economy.  The 
various  bureaus  and  appropriations  from  which  these  charges  have 
been  heretofore  paid  have  been  reduced  in  amounts  equal  to  the  amount 
necessary  to  pay  these  various  charges.  Therefore,  while  there  is  an 
apparent  increase  of  $48,000  in  this  appropriation,  there  has  been  a 


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corresponding  reduction  of  148,000  in  the  appropriations  from  which 
these  charges  have  been  heretofore  paid.  Otherwise  the  appropria¬ 
tion  “Pay,  miscellaneous,”  remains  the  same  as  last  year,  while  that 
for  “Contingent,  Navy,”  likewise  remains  the  same. 

BUREAU  OF  NAVIGATION. 

The  following  table  is  a  comparative  statement  of  the  appropriations 
for  1908,  estimates  for  1909,  and  the  amounts  recommended  in  this 
bill: 


Bureau  of  Navigation. 

Appropriated, 

1908. 

Estimates, 

1909. 

Recom¬ 

mended. 

Transportation  . , . 

$400, 000. 00 
121,340.00 
15, 000. 00 
120, 000. 00 
600, 000.  00 
500,000.  00 
50, 000. 00 
71,000.00 

20, 000. 00 

6, 940. 00 
18,  700. 00 
73, 683. 00 

$550,870.00 
130, 000. 00 
20, 000. 00 
140, 000. 00 
900, 000. 00 
571,540. 00 
61,000.00 
80, 000. 00 

30,000. 00 

7,140.00 
20,  700.  00 
75,017. 86 

$475,000.00 
130, 000. 00 
12, 462. 00 
130, 000. 00 
900, 000. 00 
525, 000. 00 
60, 652. 00 
79, 511. 00 

29,860.00 

6,940. 00 
18,  700. 00 
70, 151.00 

Recruiting . 

Contingent . 

Gunnery  exercises  . . . 

Outfits  on  first  enlistment . 

,  Maintenance  of  naval  auxiliaries . 

Naval  training  station,  California . 

Naval  training  station,  Rhode  Island . 

Naval  training  station,  Great  Lakes: 

Maintenance . 

Salaries  clerical  force  (1  clerk,  increase  of  $200 
submitted) . 

Naval  War  College . 

Naval  Home,  Philadelphia,  Pa . 

Total . 

1, 996, 663. 00 

2, 586, 267. 86 

2, 438, 276. 00 

The  appropriation  for  transportation  has  been  increased  $75,000, 
because  the  Navy  has  enlisted  more  men  this  year  than  in  any  previous 
year,  and  a  great  many  of  the  recruits  came  from  the  interior  and  had 
to  be  transported  to  the  various  stations  along  the  coast,  and  transpor¬ 
tation  has  increased  in  cost  greatly.  The  Navy  Department  has  been 
unable  to  make  satisfactory  contracts  with  the  railroads,  as  has  pre¬ 
viously  been  the  case,  and  a  great  many  of  the  recruits  have  been 
transported  to  the  Pacific  coast,  thereby  necessarily  increasing  the 
amount  of  this  appropriation. 

The  appropriation  for  “  Outfits  on  first  enlistment”  is  increased  to 
$900,000  by  reason  of  the  increased  cost  of  materials,  which  enter  into 
the  manufacture  of  the  outfit  and  the  increase  in  the  number  of  en¬ 
listments,  as  heretofore  stated.  A  deficiency  of  about  $300,000  is 
estimated  under  this  appropriation  for  the  present  year. 

The  provision  for  the  “  Maintenance  of  naval  auxiliaries”  has  been 
increased  $25,000;  this  increase  is  due  to  the  fact  that  the  wages  of  all 
the  men  on  auxiliaries  have  been  increased.  There  are  18  vessels  in¬ 
cluded  in  the  Naval  Auxiliary  Service,  each  one  having  a  crew  of  from 
25  to  40  men,  and  from  7  to  9  officers  each. 

The  appropriation  recommended  for  the  naval  training  station  in 
California  has  been  increased  from  $50,000  to  $60,652,  an  increase  of 
$10,652.  The  committee  deemed  this  increase  proper  in  view  of  the 
fact  that  a  great  many  more  men  will  be  at  this  station  on  account  of 
the  fleet’s  being  on  the  Pacific,  and  as  recruits  are  enlisted  from  the 
interior  they  will  be  transported  to  this  training  station  in  California. 
The  appropriation  for  the  Rhode  Island  Naval  Training  Station  has 
been  increased  by  $8,500  in  order  that  many  of  the  enlisted  men  who 
now  do  work  not  incident  to  the  Naval  Service  about  the  station  can 
be  taken  from  this  work  and  engaged  in  the  work  for  which  they 


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enlisted,  and  their  places  to  be  taken  by  others  not  in  the  Naval  Serv- 
ice.  The  appropriation  for  the  naval  training  station,  Great  Lakes, 
has  likewise  been  increased  $9,860.  for  protection  of  the  water  front. 
The  appropriation  for  the  Naval  War  College  is  the  same  as  last  year, 
and  there  is  a  decrease  of  about  $3,500  in  the  Naval  Home,  Philadelphia. 

BUREAU  OF  ORDNANCE. 

The  following  table  gives  a  comparative  statement  of  the  appro¬ 
priations  for  1908,  estimates  for  1909,  and  the  amounts  recommended 
in  this  bill: 


Bureau  of  Ordnance. 

Appropriated, 

1908. 

Estimates, 

1909. 

Recom¬ 

mended. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores: 

Procuring,  producing,  preserving,  and  handling 

ordnance  material . .• . 

Ammunition  and  other  supplies  for  new  ships. . . . 
Smokeless  powder,  purchase  and  manufacture  of. 

$4, 000, 000. 00 
750, 000. 00 
500,000.00 
39, 000.  00 

$4, 500, 000. 00 

1 , 284, 000. 00 
650,000.00 

$4, 500, 000. 00 
2, 750, 000. 00 
650, 000. 00 

Machine  tools  for  navy-yard,  New  York,  and 
magazine,  Dover,  N.  J . 

10.,  000. 00 
50, 000. 00 

3, 500. 00 

150, 000. 00 

122, 000. 00 
30, 000. 00 
12, 000. 00 
100,000.00 

200, 000.  00 
780,000.  00 

10, 000. 00 
50,000.00 

3,500.00 

150, 000. 00 

Machine  tools  for  navy-yard,  Mare  Island,  Cal _ 

Auxiliary  hoist,  building  No.  Ill,  navy-yard, 
Mare  Island,  Cal . . 

For  Naval  Gun  Factory,  Washington,  D.  C.: 

New  and  improved  machinery  for  existing  shops. 
Machinery,  cupolas,  furnaces,  etc.,  for  proposed 
new  foundry . 

150, 000. 00 

Remodeling  110-ton  crane  in  north  gun  shop . 

Machinery  for  locomotive  house . 

Mines  for  issue  (for  mine  ship) . 

Experimental  work  in  the  development  of  armor¬ 
piercing  projectiles,  fuzes,  powders  and  high 

explosives,  erosion  tests,  mounts,  sights,  etc _ 

Advance  base  outfits . 

Modernizing  battery  of  Iowa 

36, 000. 00 
20, 000. 00 
16,000.00 
177,200. 00 
100, 000. 00 

Modernizing  batteries  of  Monterey  and  Monadnock. . 
New  turret  sights  for  4  monitors  of  Arkansas  class. . . . 
New  battery  for  the  Brooklyn . 

Modifying  mounts  and  providing  new  sights . 

Replacing  3-pounder  and  6-pounder  guns  and  mounts 
and  sights  on  board  battle  ships  and  armored  cruis¬ 
ers  by  3-inch  50  caliber  guns,  mounts,  and  sights - 

Purchase  or  manufacture  of  new  ammunition-hoist¬ 
ing  arrangements  for  all  turret  ships  to  and  inclu¬ 
ding  the  South  Carolina  and  Michigan . T  _ . .  _ 

135, 666. 66 

830,000.00 

2, 112, 000. 00 

502,000.00 

1, 108, 000.00 
93, 000. 00 
45, 000. 00 
1, 195, 500. 00 

300, 000. 00 
300, 000.  00 
1,150,000.00 
4, 000, 000. 00 
453, 000.  00 

500, 000. 00 
500, 000.  00 
75,000.00 
100, 000. 00 
50, 000. 00 
20, 000. 00 
54, 606.  75 

60,000.00 

415,000.00 

Replacing  8-inch  guns  on  Maryland  and  class  (20 
guns'!  . 

250, 000. 00 

Replacing  12-inch  Mark  III  with  Mark  V  guns  on  all 
battle  ships  (18  guns) 

Lining  eight  12-inch  Mark  III  guns . 

Replacing  firing  locks  on  5-inch  and  6-inch  guns . 

-Replacing  small  arms  and  autmnatm  guns 

350, 000. 00 
45, 000. 00 

Fire-control  instruments  for  battle  ships,  monitors, 
and  cruisers . . . 

300, 000. 00 
100, 000.  00 
300, 000.  00 
4, 000, 000. 00 
750, 000. 00 

300,000.00 

650,000.  00 

‘‘"Reserve  stock  of  mines  and  mine  appliances . 

-^Torpedoes  and  converting  torpedo  boats,  etc . 

^Reserve  ammunition  ..  . 

Reserve  guns  for  ships  of  the  Navy . 

Repairing,  modernizing,  and  fitting  with  sights  4-inch 
and  5-inch  guns  and  mounts  not  needed  for  ves¬ 
sels  in  commission 

Reserve  torpedoes  and  appliances . . . 

Torpedo  station,  Newport,  R.  I . 

Naval  militia . 

250, 000.  00 
70, 000.  00 
60, 000. 00 
30, 000. 00 
20, 000.  00 
47,206. 75 

300, 000. 00 
70, 000.  00 
100, 000. 00 
30, 000.  00 
14, 066.  00 
47,206.  75 

Repairs,  ordnance . 

Contingent,  ordnance . . . 

Civil  establishment . 

Total  .  . 

11,715,406.75 

21,414,606.75 

10,  744, 772. 75 

The  appropriation  for  “Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores”  has  been 
increased  bv  $500,000.00.  This  might  be  termed  the  working  appro¬ 
priation  of  the  Bureau.  A  large  part  of  this  appropriation  is  for  target 


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practice,  and  owing  to  the  fact  that  there  will  be  in  full  or  partial 
commission  during  the  fiscal  year  of  1908-9  24  battle  ships,  12  first- 
class  cruisers,  66  second  and  third  rate  vessels,  60  torpedo  vessels,  and 
15  auxiliaries,  making  a  total  of  177  vessels,  an  increase  for  target 
practice  must  be  provided  for.  This  appropriation  includes  all  work 
at  navy-yards,  magazines,  and  naval  proving  grounds;  all  material  and 
*abor  necessary  for  the  care  and  preservation  of  ordnance  stores  on 
shore  and  afloat;  furniture  in  ordnance  buildings  at  navy -yards  and  in 
magazines  and  stations;  labor,  watchman,  fuel,  tools,  and  a  great 
variety  of  miscellaneous  items  not  otherwise  provided  for. 

The  appropriation  for  smokeless  powder  is  increased  $150,000.  The 
committee  deemed  it  wise  to  allow  this  increase  for  the  purpose  of 
reworking  deteriorated  or  useless  powder  at  Indian  Head  powder  fac¬ 
tory.  This  process  renders  useless  powder  of  great  value  at  one- 
fourth  the  cost  to  manufacture  the  same  quantity  of  new  powder. 

The  appropriations  ‘‘Ammunition  and  other  supplies  for  new  ships” 
and  “Reserve  ammunition”  have  been  consolidated  under  the  appro¬ 
priation  “Ammunition  and  other  supplies  for  ships.”  Upon  investi¬ 
gation  the  committee  found  that  there  had  accumulated  under  the  ap¬ 
propriation  “Increase  of  the  Navy;  armor  and  armament”  a  large 
quantity  of  ammunition  which  was  only  available  for  use  on  new  ships 
as  they  were  placed  in  commission,  and  likewise  a  large  quantity  under 
the  appropriation  “Reserve  ammunition”  which  could  not  be  property 
used  on  the  ships  in  commission,  but  held  as  a  reserve  suppty.  As 
this  resulted  in  a  deterioration  of  this  ammunition  the  committee 
deemed  it  wise  that  the  ammunition  accumulated  under  these  two 
appropriations  should  be  made  available  for  issue  and  used  before 
deterioration  and  replaced  by  new  ammunition  from  time  to  time. 

The  appropriation  for  new  and  improved  machinery  at  the  Naval 
Gun  Factoiy,  Washington,  D.  C.,  is  the  same  as  last  year. 

The  committee  recommend  the  completion  of  the  work  of  modifying 
the  4-inch  40-caliber  mounts  and  the  5-inch  40-caliber  mounts,  but 
reduces  the  appropriation  to  $60,000.  The  committee  also  recommend 
an  appropriation  of  $415,000  for  replacing  the  3-pounder  and  6-pounder 
guns  by  3-inch  50-caliber  or  larger  guns,  because  of  the  increased 
effective  range  of  the  latest  type  of  torpedo.  These  new  guns  give 
the  ships  protection  from  long-range  torpedo  discharge.  The  commit¬ 
tee  also  recommend  the  replacing  of  8-inch  Mark  V  guns  with  8-inch 
Mark  VI  guns  on  the  Maryland  and  her  class,  and  the  relining  and  con¬ 
verting  of  12-inch  Mark  III  to  Mark  IV  guns;  also  the  replacing 
Mark  IX  two-firing  locks  with  Mark  X  firing  locks  on  5  and  6  inch 
guns,  in  order  that  the  batteries  of  the  ships  ma}r  be  kept  in  the 
highest  state  of  efficiency. 

The  appropriation  for  fire-control  instruments  for  the  ships  is  the 
same  as  last  year. 

The  committee  recommend  an  appropriation  of  $650,000  for  tor¬ 
pedoes  and  converting  torpedo  boats,  in  order  that  the  torpedo  boats 
may  be  brought  up  to  the  highest  degree  of  efficiency  for  the  discharge 
of  the  modern  torpedo,  and  that  the  most  modern  torpedoes  be  either 
purchased  or  manufactured  for  the  same.  In  addition  thereto  the 
committee  recommends  an  appropriation  of  $300,000  under  the  title 
“  Torpedoes  and  appliances,”  the  latter  appropriation  being  intended 
mainly  for  the  cost  of  manufacture  of  torpedoes  and  appliances  at  the 


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Government’s  torpedo  station  at  Newport,  R.  I.  The  appropriation 
for  the  maintenance  of  the  torpedo  station  at  Newport  is  the  same  as 
last  year. 

The  committee  recommend  an  increase  of  the  appropriation  “Arm¬ 
ing  and  equipping  Naval  Militia”  to  $100,000,  in  order  that  this  branch 
of  the  Naval  Reserve  of  the  United  States  might  be  more  efficient^ 
conducted. 

BUREAU  OF  EQUIPMENT. 

The  following  table  gives  a  comparative  statement  of  the  appropria¬ 
tions  for  1908,  estimates  for  1909,  and  the  amounts  carried  in  this  bill: 


Bureau  of  Equipment. 

Appropriated, 

1908. 

' 

Estimates, 

1909. 

Recommended. 

Equipment  of  vessels . 

1 

$3,250,000.00 
4,150,000. 00 
15,000.00 
75, 000. 00 

$4,250,000.00 
5,000,000. 00 
15,000.00 
75, 000. 00 
600,000.  00 
100, 000. 00 
150,000. 00 
46, 978. 00 

$3,750,000.00 
5,000,000. 00 
11,821.00 
75,000.00 
450, 000.  00 

Coal  and  transportation . . 

Contingent  equipment . 

Ocean  and  lake  surveys . 

Depots  for  coal . 

Chain-making  machine . 

Equipment  machinery  plants . 

100, 000. 00 
38,028.00 

Civil  establishment,  Bureau  of  Equipment . 

Total . 

38,028. 00 

7,528,028.00 

10,236,978.00 

9,424,849.00 

The  appropriation  “Equipment  of  vessels”  is  increased  $500,000 
over  the  appropriation  of  last  year.  This  increase  is  due  to  the 
increased  number  of  ships  put  in  commission  and  the  necessity  of 
fitting  them  with  fire-control  apparatus,  as  well  as  wireless  telegraphy. 
The  greater  part  of  the  increase  is  due  to  items  for  electrical  work. 
The  Department  is  asking  an  increase  of  $690,000  alone  for  the  elec¬ 
trical  branch.  There  are  75  vessels  of  the  Navy  fitted,  or  about  to  be 
fitted,  with  wireless,  and  it  is  estimated  that  the  maintenance  of  the 
stations  on  board  ships  amounts  to  $50,000  annually.  In  this  appro¬ 
priation  is  included  an  item  of  $35,000  to  cover  necessary  work  to  be 
done  on  vessels  loaned  or  to  be  loaned  to  the  States  for  the  use  of 
Naval  Militia.  In  view  of  the  increased  number  of  ships  in  commis¬ 
sion  and  about  to  be  commissioned,  the  committee  recommend  the 
increase  above  stated. 

The  appropriation  “Coal  and  transportation”  is  increased  $850,000. 
The  committee  recommend  this  increase  because  of  the  greater  num¬ 
ber  of  ships  in  commission  and  the  policy  of  the  Department  to  have 
fleet  maneuvers  on  such  a  scale  as  to  test  the  battle  efficiency  of  the 
fleets.  The  principal  causes  of  the  increase  are  as  follows: 

(a)  Increase  in  the  number  of  purposes  for  which  the  appropriation 
is  applied. 

(b)  Increase  of  the  number  of  ships  in  commission. 

(c)  Increase  in  size  of  ships  and  consequent  coal  consumption. 

(< d )  Increase  in  the  first  cost  of  coal  at  tide  water. 

\e)  Increase  in  freight  rates  due  to  transporting  coal  to  greater 
distances  than  heretofore. 

An  appropriation  of  $“150,000  is  recommended  by  the  committee  for 
“  Depots  for  coal,”  which  will  enable  the  Secretary  of  the  Nav}7  to 
execute  the  provisions  of  section  1552  of  the  Revised  Statutes,  which 
amount  is  to  be  used  for  completing  the  coal  depots  at  San  Diego  and 
California  City  Point,  as  there  is  a  very  pressing  demand  for  coaling 
stations  on  that  coast. 


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BUREAU  OF  YARDS  AND  DOCKS. 

The  following  table  gives  a  comparative  statement  of  the  appropria¬ 
tions  for  1908,  estimates  for  1909,  and  the  amounts  carried  in  this  bill: 


Bureau  of  Yards  and  Docks. 

Appropriated, 

1908. 

Estimates, 

1909. 

Recom¬ 

mended. 

Maintenance,  vards  and  docks . 

$950, 000. 00 
30,000. 00 
149,  652.  90 

$1,500,000.00 
30, 000. 00 
201, 438. 70 

$1,250,000.00 
30, 000. 00 
149, 652.  90 

Contingent,  Bureau  of  Yards  and  Docks . 

Civil  establishment . 

Total . . . 

1, 129, 652.  90 

1,731,458. 70 

1, 429, 652. 90 

The  committee  recommend  an  increase  of  $300,000  under  the  appro¬ 
priation  “Maintenance  of  Yards  and  Docks.”  This  increase  is  due  to 
the  consolidation  of  the  heat,  light,  and  power  plants  in  all  the  navy- 
3^ards,  whereby  it  is  believed  a  great  reduction  in  cost  will  ultimately 
be  realized.  Another  item  in  the  increase  is  due  to  the  fact  that  all 
the  telephones  installed  in  the  various  navy-yards  are  now  placed 
under  this  Bureau  instead  of  being  under  several,  as  heretofore.  It  is 
believed  this  will  result  in  a  great  saving.  Another  item  in  the  increase 
is  du*  to  a  considerable  increase  in  the  cost  of  labor  and  material. 
There  will  likewise  be  an  increase  in  cost  on  account  of  the  change  in 
the  system  of  accounting,  which  will  enable  the  Paymaster-General  to 
give  an  exact  account,  and  is  an  excellent  system,  whereby  the  value 
of  stock  on  hand  can  be  ascertained  at  any  time. 


PUBLIC  WORKS,  BUREAU  OF  YARDS  AND  DOCKS. 


The  following  table  gives  a  comparative  statement  of  the  appropria¬ 
tions  for  1908,  estimates  for  1909, and  the  amounts  carried  in  this  bill: 


N.avy-yards  and  stations. 


Portsmouth,  N.  H . 

Boston,  Mass . 

New  York,  N.  Y . . 

Philadelphia,  Pa . . 

Washington,  D.  C . . 

Charleston,  S.  C  ...i . . 

Norfolk,  Va . . 

Mare  Island,  Cal . . 

Puget  Sound,  Wash . . 

Pensacola,  Fla . 

New  Orleans,  La . . 

Tutuila,  Samoan  Islands . . 

Olongapo,  P.  I . 

Island  of  Guam . . 

Cavite,  P.  I . 

Culebra . 

Newport,  R.  I . 

Key  West,  Fla . . 

Guantanamo,  Cuba . 

Plans  and  specifications  for  public  works 
Repairs  and  preservation  at  navy-yard  . . 

Hawaii . . 

Floating  derrick . 

Total . . 


Appropriated, 

1908. 

Estimates,  1909. 

Recom¬ 

mended. 

$244, 900. 00 

$871,350.00 

$156,000. 00 

128, 500. 00 

435, 800. 00 

197, 800. 00 

263,800.00 

628, 000.  CO 

286, 000. 00 

125, 500. 00 

993,225.00 

190, 000. 00 

85, 000. 00 

985, 047.  00 

48, 000. 00 

287, 000. 00 

402, 500. 00 

135, 000. 00 

365, 500. 00 

1, 950, 500. 00 

505,000.00 

248, 500. 00 

786, 800. 00 

211, 000. 00 

258, 500. 00 

1,491,500.00 

420, 000. 00 

242, 500. 00 

157,800.00 

36, 800. 00 

156, 300. 00 

75, 000.  00 

31,000. 00 

6, 000. 00 

15, 000.  00 

15, 000. 00 

90, 000. 00 

555, 500. 00 

100, 000.  00 

22, 500. 00 

32, 000.  00 

32, 000. 00 

13, 000. 00 

59, 700.  00 

59, 700. 00 

2, 000. 00 
7,  840. 00 
44, 500. 00 

11,100.  00 

11, 100. 00 

23, 000.  00 
425, 000. 00 
40, 000. 00 

30, 000. 00 

30, 000. 00 

500,000.00 

750, 000. 00 

600, 000. 00 

3, 100. 00 

6, 000. 00 

6,000.00 

360, 000. 00 

100, 000. 00 

3, 124, 940. 00 

;  12, 054, 822.  00 

3, 170, 400. 00 

It  will  be  seen  from  the  above  table  that  the  estimates  amounted  to 
$12,054,822;  but  after  careful  consideration  of  these  estimates  and 
hearings  thereon  the  committee  recommend  this  year  a  total  of 


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$3,170,400,  which  is  a  small  increase  over  the  appropriation  of  last 
year.  The  committee  recommend  the  insertion  of  the  following 
provision  regarding  the  expenses  of  consolidation  of  power  plants,  etc. : 

The  Secretary  of  the  Navy  shall  report  to  Congress  at  the  commencement  of  the 
next  regular  session  the  amount  of  money  expended  on  consolidation  of  power  plants 
since  the  authorization  for  such  consolidation  was  given,  in  1904,  such  statement  to 
be  in  detail  for  each  navy-yard  and  to  indicate  amount  expended  for  building  and 
machinery  separately;  also  to  include  a  statement  of  the  value  of  building  and  power 
plants  at  each  navy-yard  at  the  date  of  the  above-noted  authorization;  also  the  total 
amounts  appropriated  for  power  houses  and  power-plant  extensions  which  had  not 
been  utilized  on  April  27,  1904,  the  date  of  the  authorization  of  the  consolidations. 

It  will  be  noted  that  the  committee  recommend  the  expenditure  of 
money  in  the  navy-yards  and  stations  principally  toward  the  comple¬ 
tion  of  the  consolidation  of  the  heat,  light.,  and  power  plants,  work 
which  has  already  been  begun  and  is  well  advanced. 

PUBLIC  WORKS  UNDER  THE  SECRETARY  OF  THE  NAVY. 

The  committee  recommend  an  appropriation  of  $62,000  under  this 
appropriation,  in  which  is  included  $15,000  for  maintenance  and  care 
of  lepers  at  the  naval  station,  Island  of  Guam.  The  remaining 
$47,000  is  for  the  enlargement  of  the  water  plant  at  the  Naval  Academy 
and  other  smaller  items.  The  enlargement  of  this  water  plant  at 
the  Naval  Academy  will  result  in  a  total  saving  of  from  $18,000  to 
$20,000  a  year  in  water  bills.. 

PUBLIC  WORKS,  BUREAUS  OF  NAVIGATION,  ORDNANCE,  EQUIPMENT,  MEDI¬ 
CINE  AND  SURGERY. 

The  following  table  gives  a  comparative  statement  of  the  appropria¬ 
tions  for  1908,  estimates  for  1909,  and  the  amounts  recommended  in 
this  bill  for  public  works  under  the  Bureaus  of  Navigation,  Ordnance, 
Equipment,  and  Medicine  and  Surgery: 


Public  works,  Bureau  of  Navigation. 

Appropriated, 

1908. 

Estimates, 

1909. 

Recommended. 

Naval  training  station,  California . 

Naval  training  station,  Rhode  Island . 

Naval  training  station,  Great  Lakes . 

Total . 

$39, 000. 00 
58, 912. 00 
700, 000. 00 

$29, 500. 00 
140, 890. 00 
1,095,600.00 

$29,500.00 
139, 890.  CO 
1, 095, 600. 00 

797, 912. 00 

1,265, 990. 00 

1,264,990.00 

Public  works,  Bureau  of  Ordnance: 

Naval  magazine,  Dover,  N.  J . . 

Naval  magazine,  St.  Juliens  Creek . 

Naval  proving  grounds.  Indian  Head,  Md . 

Naval  magazine,  Fort  Mifflin,  Pa . 

Naval  magazine,  Mare  Island,  Cal . 

Torpedo  station,  Rhode  Island . 

Magazine,  Iona  Island,  N.  Y . 

Magazine,  Puget  Sound,  Wash . 

Pensacola,  Fla . 

22, 000. 00 
14,000.  00 
34, 130. 00 
8,200.00 
50, 000. 00 
12, 500. 00 
23, 950. 00 
75, 000. 00 

12, 450. 00 
314,760.00 
22,100. 00 
33, 000.  00 
124, 300. 00 
17,500.00 
34,  350.  00 
5,000.00 
8,000. 00 

14, 760. 00 
14,  600.  (  0 
11, 500. 00 
54,150.00 
10, 000.  00 
34, 350. 00 
5,000.00 
8, 000. 00 

Olongapo,  P.  I . 

Total . 

369,780.00  571,460.00 

152,360. 00 

Public  works,  Bureau  of  Equipment: 

Naval  Observatory,  grounds  and  roads . 

Public  works,  Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery: 

Naval  hospital,  Pensacola,  Fla . 

Naval  hospital,  Puget  Sound,  Wash . 

Naval  hospital,  Washington,  D.  C . 

Naval  medical  supply  depot  Ofumcflo 

10, 000. 00  10, 000. 00 

10, 000. 00 

25, 000.  00 
75, 000. 00 
60, 000. 00 
25, 000. 00 
100, 000. 00 

50, 000. 00 
75,000.00 

75, 000.  00 

Naval  hospital,  Norfolk,  Va.  (act  of  June  29, 1906). 
Naval  hospital  Annapolis  Md . 

100, 000. 00 
125, 000.00 
100,000.  00 

100, 000.  00 
85, 000. 00 
100, 000. 00 

Naval  hospital  Grpat,  T.akps  . 

Total . 

285,000.00 

450,000.00 

360, 000. 00 

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PUBLIC  WORKS,  BUREAU  OF  NAVIGATION. 

The  committee  recommend  improvements  to  the  amount  of  $29,500 
for  the  naval  training  station  in  California,  $139,890  for  the  naval 
training  station  in  Rhode  Island,  and  $1,095,600  for  the  naval  training 
station,  Great  Lakes.  This  appropriation  for  the  Great  Lakes  naval 
training  station  completes  the  buildings  in  accordance  with  the  provi¬ 
sions  of  the  act  of  Congress,  approved  June  29,  1906,  and  will  com¬ 
plete  the  electrical  mains  and  conduits  and  pay  the  cost  of  inspection, 
architect’s  fee,  and  other  necessary  improvements  to  the  station. 

PUBLIC  WORKS,  BUREAU  OF  ORDNANCE# 

The  committee  recommend  minor  improvements  to  the  extent  of 
$14,760  at  the  naval  proving  ground,  Indian  Head,  Md. ;  $14,600, 
naval  magazine,  Fort  Mifflin,  Fa.;  $11,500,  naval  magazine,  Mare 
Island,  Cal. ;  $54,150  at  torpedo  station,  Newport,  R.  I. ;  $10,000,  naval 
magazine,  New  York  Harbor;  $34,550,  naval  magazine,  Puget  Sound, 
Wash.;  $5,000,  navy-yard,  Pensacola,  Fla.,  and  $8,000  for  naval  maga¬ 
zine,  Olongapo,  P.  I.,  making  a  total  of  $152,360,  a  reduction  of  over 
$217,000  in  the  appropriation  for  last  year. 

PUBLIC  WORKS,  BUREAU  OF  EQUIPMENT. 

An  appropriation  of  $10,000  is  recommended,  the  same  as  last  year, 
for  the  Naval  Observatory. 

PUBLIC  WORKS,  BUREAU  OF  MEDICINE  AND  SURGERY. 

The  committee  recommend  an  appropriation  of  $75,000  to  complete 
the  naval  hospital  at  Puget  Sound,  as  authorized  by  the  naval  act  of 
March  2,  1907;  also  $85,000  for  the  erection  of  new  wards  at  the  naval 
hospital,  Annapolis,  Md.  The  need  of  the  contagious  wards  contem¬ 
plated  to  be  built  by  this  appropriation  has  been  demonstrated  by  an 
epidemic  of  diphtheria  among  the  midshipmen  at  Annapolis  in  the  past 
four  months,  when  the  patients  had  to  be  quartered  in  tents.  One 
hundred  thousand  dollars  is  recommended  to  complete  the  appropria¬ 
tion  for  the  naval  hospital  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  as  authorized  by  the  act  of 
Congress  approved  June  29,  1906.  A  like  appropriation  is  recom¬ 
mended  for  a  naval  hospital  at  Great  Lakes,  as  at  present  there  is  no 
provision  made  for  the  sick  at  that  station. 

PUBLIC  WORKS,  MARINE  CORPS. 

The  committee  recommend  an  appropriation  of  $210,000  for  public 
works  for  the  Marine  Corps,  a  reduction  of  $137,000  in  last  year’s 
appropriation.  Of  this  amount,  $70,000  is  for  the  purchase  of  ground 
adjoining  quartermaster’s  depot  and  building  an  addition  to  same, 
which  is  urgently  requested.  The  remaining  appropriation  is  divided 
among  the  navy -yards,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Norfolk,  Va.,  Charleston, 
S.  C.,  Boston,  Mass.,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  Olongapo,  P.  I.,  and  Sitka, 
Alaska. 


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BUREAU  OF  MEDICINE  AND  SURGERY. 

The  following  table  gives  a  comparative  statement  of  the  appropria¬ 
tions  for  1908,  estimates  for  1909,  and  the  amounts  carried  in  this  bill: 


Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery. 

Appropriated, 

1908. 

Estimates, 

1909. 

Recommended. 

Medical  department . 

Naval  hospital  fund . 

$255, 000. 00 
40, 000. 00 
55, 000.  00 
10, 000. 00 
45, 000.  00 
900.00 

$270,000.00 
40, 000. 00 
GO,  000. 00 
10,000.00 
4%  000. 00 

$270, 000. 00 

Contingent,  medicine  and  surgery . 

Transportation  of  remains . 

Repairs,  medicine  and  surgery . 

Equipment,  naval  hospital,  Guantanamo . 

60, 000. 00 
10,000.00 
45,000.00 

Total . 1 . 

405, 900. 00 

425, 000. 00 

385, 000. 00 

The  appropriations,  as  will  be  seen  from  the  above  table,  are  practi¬ 
cally  the  same  as  last  }rear,  there  being  an  increase  of  $20,000  due  to 
the  enlistment  of  additional  men  under  the  provision  of  the  naval  act 
of  March  2,  1907. 

BUREAU  OF  SUPPLIES  AND  ACCOUNTS. 


The  following  table  gives  a  comparative  statement  of  the  appropri¬ 
ations  for  1908,  estimates  for  1909,  and  the  amounts  carried  in  this 
bill: 


Bureau  of  Supplies  and  Accounts. 

Appropriated, 

1908. 

Estimates, 

1909. 

Recommended. 

Provisions,  Navv . 

$6,526,866.  87 
175, 000.  00 
500,000.00 
103,978.34 

$6,547,903. 75 
170, 000. 00 
500,000.00 
119,416.55 

$6, 547, 903.  75 
170,000.00 
500, 000. 00 
103, 978. 34 

Contingent,  supplies  and  accounts . 

Freight,  supplies  and  accounts . 

Civil  establishment,  supplies  and  accounts . 

Total . 

7, 305, 845. 21 

7,337,320. 30 

7,321,882.09 

The  appropriation  “Provisions,  Navy”  is  practically  the  same  as 
last  year.  The  other  appropriations  of  this  Bureau  remain  the  same 
as  last  year. 


BUREAU  OF  CONSTRUCTION  AND  REPAIR. 

The  following  table  gives  a  comparative  statement  of  the  appro¬ 
priations  for  1908,  estimates  for  1909,  and  the  amounts  carried  in  this 
bill: 


Bureau  of  Construction  and  Repair. 

Appropriated, 

1908. 

EStliS.teS’  ^commended. 

Construction  and  repair  of  vessels . 

Improvement  of  construction  plants: 

Navv-yard,  Portsmouth,  N.  H . 

Navy-yard,  Boston,  Mass . 

Navy-vard  New  York,  N.  Y . 

Navy-yard,  League  Island,  Pa . 

Navy-yard,  Norfolk,  Va . 

Navy-yard,  Charleston,  S.  C . 

Navv-yard,  Pensacola,  Fla . . 

Navy-vard,  Mare  Island,  Cal . 

Navy-yard,  Puget  Sound,  Wash . 

Naval  station,  New  Orleans,  La . 

2  seagoing  tugs 

$7,900,000.00 

15,000.00 
20,000. 00 
20,000. 00 
15,000. 00 
12, 000. 00 
20, 000. 00 
15, 000. 00 
15,000.  00 
20, 000.  00 
10, 000.  00 

$8, 750, 000. 00 

15, 000. 00 
20, 000. 00 
20, 000. 00 
15, 000.  00 
12, 000. 00 
20, 000. 00 
15, 000. 00 
15,000.00 
20,000. 00 
10,000. 00 
300, 000. 00 
40, 824. 25 

$8, 000,  000. 00 

15, 000.  00 
20, 000. 00 
20, 000.  00 
15, 000. 00 
12,000. 00 
20,000.00 
15,000.00 
15,000.00 
20, 000. 00 
10,000.00 

Civil  establishment . 

Total . 

. 

40, 824. 25 

40, 824. 25 

8,102,824.25 

9, 252, 824. 25 

8,202, 824.25 

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The  appropriations  for  this  Bureau  are  substantially  the  same  as  last 
year,  an  increase  of  $100,000  being  recommended  under  the  appro¬ 
priation  ““Construction  and  repair  of  vessels,”  to  be  used  for  vessels 
loaned  to  the  Naval  Militia  of  the  various  States. 

BUREAU  OF  STEAM  ENGINEERING. 

The  following  table  gives  a  comparative  statement  of  the  appropria¬ 
tions  for  1908,  estimates  for  1909,  and  the  amounts  carried  in  this  bill: 


Bureau  of  steam  engineering. 

Appropriated, 
1908.  I 

1  i 

Estimates, 

1909. 

Recom¬ 

mended. 

Steam  machinery: 

For  completion,  repairing,  and  preservation  of 

machinery,  boilers,  etc . 

For  purchase,  handling,  and  preservation  of 

material,  stores,  etc . 

For  incidental  expenses  for  naval  vessels  and 

yards . 

Improvement  of  steam  engineering  plant: 

Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  Navy-Yard . 

Boston,  Mass.,  Navy-Yard . 

$3,500,000.00 

2,000,000.00 

6,000.00 

30,000.00 

$4, 065, 000. 00 

2, 500, 000. 00 

6, 000. 00 

75, 000. 00 
25,000.  00- 
40, 000. 00 
25,000.00 
40, 000. 00 
30,000.00 
75, 000. 00 
50, 000. 00 
10, 000. 00 
10, 000. 00 
15, 000. 00 
25,000.00 

12, 240. 00 

$3, 750, 000. 00 

2,250, 000.00 

6,000.00 

30,000.00 
25,000.00 
40,000.00 
25, 000. 00 
25,000. 00 
10. 000. 00 
25;  000. 00 

25, 000. 00 
10,000. 00 

New  York,  N.  Y.,  Navv-Yard . 

Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Navy-Yard . 

Norfolk,  Va.,  Navy-Yard . 

Pensacola,  Fla.,  Navy- Yard . 

Mare  Island,  Cal.,  Navy- Yard . 

40, 000. 00 
25, 000. 00 
25, 000.  00 
10, 000. 00 

Puget  Sound,  Wash.,  Navv-Yard . 

New  Orleans,  La.,  naval  station . 

Guantanamo,  Cuba,  naval  station  . . 

Cavite,  P.  I.,  naval  station . 

Olongapo,  P.  I.,  naval  station . 

Engineering  experimental  station,  United  States 
Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Md.: 

Salaries . . 

25, 000. 00 
20, 000. 00 

5, 520. 00 

15, 000.  00 
25,000.00 

5,520. 00 

For  e.ivilmn  assistant,  to  direet.or . 

For  1  chemist . . . 

For  1  skilled  mechanic . 

For  1  electrical  mechanic . 

Contigent . 

i,  000. 00 

30,000.00 

50,000.00 

Experimental  work  at  engineering  laboratory. . . . 
Buildings  . 

25,000.00 

25,000.00 

1  house  for  quarters  for  engineering  director 
(officer)  . 

1  house  for  quarters  for  assistant  to  director 
(officer)  . 

1  house  for  quarters  for  assistant  to  director 
(civilian) . 

Civil  establishment: 

At  all  navy-yards  and  stations . 

Total . 

17,900. 00 

36,000. 00 

17, 900. 00 

5, 729,420.00 

7,120,240.00 

6, 309, 420.  00 

The  appropriations  for  this  Bureau  are  practically  the  same  as  last 
i  year  with  the  exception  of  an  increase  of  $250,000  under  “Steam 
machinery  ”  and  $250,000  for  the  preservation  of  machinery  tools  in 
navv-yards  and  stations  and  the  handling  and  preservation  of  all 
machinery  stores  and  running  the  yard  engines.  This  increase  is  due 
to  the  fact  that  the  Navy  is  larger  and  more  ships  are  in  commission. 
Also  $65,000  is  recommended  for  the  care  of  the  machinery  of  the 
vessels  loaned  to  the  Naval  Militia  of  the  various  States. 


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NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL. 


NAVAL  ACADEMY,  CIVIL  ESTABLISHMENT. 

The  following  tables  gives  a  comparative  statement  of  the  appropri¬ 
ations  for  1908,  estimates  for  1909,  and  the  amounts  carried  in  this  bill: 


Naval  Academy. 

Appropriated, 

1908. 

Estimates,  Recom- 

1909.  mended. 

Pay  of  professors  and  others . 

Pav  of  watchmen,  mechanics,  and  others . 

Pay  of  steam  employees . 

Special  course  athletics . 

Repairs . 

Heating  and  lighting . . . 

Contingent . 

«133,408. 26 
100, 000. 00 
20, 343. 06 
3, 000. 00 
30,000.00 
50,000.  00 
103, 977. 04 

$142,  462. 76 
125, 000. 00 
20, 343. 06 
5, 000.  00 
30, 000. 00 
60, 000. 00 
100, 777.04 

$134, 608. 26 
125, 000.  00 
20, 343.  06 
5,000.00 
30, 000. 00 
60, 000. 00 
100, 777. 04 

Total . 

440,728.36 

483, 582. 86 

475,728.36 

It  will  be  seen  from  the  above  table  that  the  appropriations  are 
practically  the  same  as  last  year.  An  increase  of  $25,000  under  “  Pay 
of  watchmen,  mechanics,  and  others”  is  recommended  first,  for  in¬ 
creased  labor  in  the  power  house,  and  second,  increased  labor  to  the 
care  of  buildings.  This  increase  is  due  to  the  number  of  laborers  and 
not  to  the  increase  of  pay  for  same. 

MARINE  CORPS. 

The  Marine  Corps  is  a  military  branch  of  the  naval  service  and  con¬ 
sists  to-day  of  278  officers  and  8,771  men,  and  is  fully  recruited. 

The  following  table  shows  the  appropriations  for  1908,  estimates  for 
1909,  and  the  amounts  carried  in  this  bill: 


Marine  Corps. 

Appropriated, 

1908. 

Estimates, 

1909. 

Recom¬ 

mended. 

Pav,  officers  active  list .  . 

Pay,  officers  retired  list . 

Pav,  enlisted  men  active  list . 

Pay,  enlisted  men  retired  list . 

Undrawn  clothing . 

$598, 140. 00 
115, 000.  00 
1, 883, 555. 20 
67, 422. 00 
85, 569.  98 
40, 000. 00 
20, 000. 00 
30,  311. 28 

$609, 713. 00 
115, 000. 00 
1, 954, 084. 00 
84, 469. 00 
98,  707. 80 
45, 000. 00 
30, 000. 00 
35,  711.28 

$609, 713. 00 
115, 000. 00 
1,935, 000.00 
84, 469. 00 
98, 707. 80 
45, 000. 00 
30, 000. 00 
30,311.28 

Mileage . 

Hire  and  commutation  of  quarters . 

Civil  force . 

Total  “  Pay,  Marine  Corps” . 

Quartermaster’s  department: 

Provisions 

2, 843, 998. 46 

2, 972, 685. 08 

2,948,201.08 

548,  503. 00 
600, 092. 00 
80,  000. 00 
225, 782. 00 
186, 000. 00 
78, 836.  00 
17, 700. 00 
51,548.00  I 
280, 800.  00 

648,543.00 
650, 920. 00 
110, 000.  00 
250, 782.00 
236,000. 00 
88,836.00 
17, 700. 00 
60, 000. 00 
330,800. 00 

648,543.00 
650, 920.00 
100, 000. 00 
230,  000.  00 
236,000.00 
88, 836. 00 
17,  700. 00 
60, 000. 00 
285, 000. 00 

Clothing . 

Fuel . 

Military  stores . 

Transportation  and  recruiting . 

Repairs  of  barracks . 

Forage  . 

Hire  or  commutation  of  quarters . 

Contingent . 

Total  quartermaster’s  department . 

Total  Marine  Corps, exclusive  of  public  works.. 

2, 070, 089. 00 

2,814, 971.00 

2, 316, 999. 00 

4, 914, 087. 46 

5,787,656.08 

5, 265, 200. 08 

The  small  increases  under  66  Pay,  Marine  Corps,”  is  because  a  greater 
proportion  of  officers  are  serving  abroad,  and  a  great  proportion  of 
officers  became  entitled  to  longevity  pay  during  the  past  year.  The 
increase  of  $13,000  in  u  Undrawn  clothing,”  is  due  to  the  expected  dis¬ 
charge  of  3,000  men  upon  the  expiration  of  their  enlistment,  and  they 
are  entitled  to  be  paid  the  money  value  of  the  clothing  the}’  have  saved. 


NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL. 


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The  increase  of  $100,000  in  the  appropriation  “  Provisions,  Marine 
Corps,”  is  due  to  the  increased  cost  of  16  per  cent  in  the  cost  of 
rations.  An  increase  of  $50,000  is  recommended  under  “  Clothing, 
Marine  Corps,”  because  of  the  fact  that  about  1,000  men  are  serving* 
in  Cuba,  in  the  held,  at  such  work  as  is  particularly  destructive  to  their 
uniforms.  An  increase  of  $20,000  under  “Fuel,  Marine  Corps,”  is 
necessitated  by  the  increase  due  to  the  Army  act  which  increased  the 
number  of  rooms  to  which  officers  are  entitled,  and,  therefore,  the 
amount  of  fuel  that  they  consume.  The  increase  in  “Transportation 
and  recruiting.  Marine  Corps,”  is  due  to  the  fact  that  the  cost  of  trans¬ 
portation  of  the  military  has  increased  considerably,  as  the  Depart¬ 
ment  is  unable  to  make  competitive  contracts  with  the  railroads.  The 
increase  under  “  Repairs  of  barracks,”  is  due  to  the  repairs  to  the 
barracks  on  the  Isthmus  of  Panama  being  paid  from  this  appropria¬ 
tion,  where  the  Isthmian  Canal  Commission  has  formerly  paid  for  same. 
The  other  appropriations  for  the  Marine  Corps  remain  practically  the 
same  as  last  year. 

INCREASE  OF  THE  NAVY. 


The  following  table  shows  the  amounts  appropriated  for  1908,  esti¬ 
mates  for  1909,  and  the  amounts  carried  in  this  bill: 


Increase  of  the  Navy. 

Appropriated, 

1908. 

Estimates, 

1909. 

Recom¬ 

mended. 

Bureaus  of  Construction  and  Repair  and  Steam  Engi¬ 
neering: 

Increase  of  the  Navy,  construction  and  machinery . 

Increase  of  the  Navy,  armor  and  armament . 

Increase  of  the  Navy,  equipment . 

Increase  of  the  Navy,  subsurface  or  submarine 
boats . 

$12, 713,915. 00 
10, 000, 000, 00 
750, 000. 00 

500,000. 00 

$9,832, 962.00 
7,000,000. 00 
400, 000.  00 

$9, 832, 962. 00 
7,  000, 000. 00 
400, 000. 00 

1, 445, 000. 00 

Total . . . 

23, 963,915. 00 

17,232, 962.00 

18, 677, 962. 00 

The  following  table  shows  the  degree  of  completion  of  our  ships  now 
under  construction: 

Vessels  building  for  the  increase  of  the  Navy  are  listed  in  the  fol¬ 
lowing  tables,  which  include  all  those  authorized  by  law,  with  the 
exception  of  one  gunboat,  for  the  Great  Lakes,  authorized  in  1898, 
and  submarine  boats  appropriated  for  by  the  last  Congress. 

Vessels  building  under  contract. 


Estimate  of — 

Name. 

By  whom  building. 

Degree 
of  com¬ 
pletion 
July  1, 
1907. 

Probable 
date  of  com¬ 
pletion. 

Con¬ 

tract 

time. 

Expiration 
of  contract 
time. 

BATTLE  SHIPS. 

Mississippi . 

Wm.  Cramp  &  Sons . 

Per  cent. 
88.96 

Dec.  7,1907 
Feb.  10,1908 
Aug.  10, 1908 

Months. 

38 

Mar.  25,1907 
May  25,1907 
Feb.  27,1908 

Idaho  . 

. do . 

81.98 

40 

New  Hampshire . 

New  York  Shipbuilding  Co  .. 

75. 40 

38 

Michigan . 

. do . 

19.40 

Mar.  8,1910 
Feb.  5,1910 
Aug.  6,1910 

June  21, 1910 

40 

Nov.  20,1909 
Dec.  21,1909 
Aug.  6, 1910 

June  21,1910 

South  Carolina . 

Wm.  Cramp  &  Sons . 

17.48 

41 

Delaware . 

North  Dakota . 

Newport  News  Shipbuilding 
Co. 

Fore  River  Shipbuilding  Co.. 

36 

34£ 

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NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL, 


Vessels  building  under  contract — Continued. 


Estimate  of— 

Name. 

By  whom  building. 

Degree 
of  com¬ 
pletion 
Julv  1, 
1907. 

Probable 
date  of  com¬ 
pletion. 

Con-  1 

tract 

time. 

Expiration 
of  contract 
time. 

ARMORED  CRUISERS. 

California . 

Union  Iron  Works . 

Per  cent. 
99.90 

«Mav  18.1907 
«Oct.  2,1907 
Mar.  12,1908 

Months. 

36 

Jan.  10,1904 
Do. 

South  Dakota . 

. do . 

97.50 

36 

North  Carolina . 

Newport  News  Shipbuilding 

83.77 

36 

Jan.  3,1908 

Montana . 

Co. 

. do . 

76.96 

May  27, 1908 

July  10, 1908 
Mar.  12, 1908 

36 

Do. 

SCOUT  CRUISERS. 

Chester . 

Bath  Iron  Works . 

81.26 

36 

May  4, 1908 
Nov.  17,1907 

Birmingham . 

Fore  River  Shipbuilding  Co. . 

81.60 

30 

Salem . 

. do . 

80.80 

June  23, 1908 

34 

Mar.  17,1908 

TORPEDO-BOAT  DE¬ 

STROYERS. 

No.  17 . 

Wra.  Cramp  &  Sons . 

Oct.  10,1909 
. do . 

1  24 

Oct.  10,1909 
Do. 

No.  18 . 

. do . 

24 

No.  19 . 

New  York  Shipbuilding  Co  .. 

Sept.  28, 1909 
. do . 

24 

1  Sept.  28, 1909 
Do. 

No.  20 . 

Bath  Iron  Works . 

24 

No.  21 . 

. do . 

. do . 

24 

|  Do. 

■ 

SUBMARINE  TORPEDO 
BOATS. 

Octopus . 

Fore  River  Shipbuilding  Co.. 

97. 00 

Nov.  3,1907 

18 

i  Sept.  6,1906 

Viper . 

. do . 

95.00 

oOct.  16,1907 
* _ do.  a _ 

18 

Do. 

Cuttlefish . 

. do . 

97.00 

18 

Sept.  18, 1906 
Do. 

Tarantula . 

. do .  . 

95. 00 

Nov.  3,1907 

18 

a  Delivered  to  Government. 

Vessels  building  at  navy-yards. 


Name. 

Where  building. 

Estimate  of— 

Con¬ 

struc¬ 

tional 

period. 

Expiration 
of  construc¬ 
tional  period. 

Degree  | 
of  com¬ 
pletion, 
Julv  1, 
1907. 

Probable 
date  of  com¬ 
pletion. 

COLLIERS. 

Vestal . 

Navy-yard,  New  York,N.  Y  . . 
Navy-yard,  Mare  Island,  Cal . 

Navy-yard,  Portsmouth, N. H. 
Navy-vard,  Norfolk,  Va . 

Per  cent. 
30. 70 
.70 

16.00 
i  9.00 

|  Aug.  1,1908 

Months. 

Prometheus . 

SEAGOING  TUGS. 

Patapsco . 

!  Jan.  1,1908 
Sept.  30, 1908 

Patuxent . 

The  amount  necessary  to  be  appropriated  to  pay  for  the  work  now 
progressing  and  contracted  during  the  next  fiscal  year  is  117,232,962. 


NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL. 


15 


PREVIOUS  NAVAL  PROGRAMMES. 

List,  by  years  and  sessions  of  Congress,  of  naval  vessels  authorized  by  acts  of  Congress 
from  1883  to  1907,  inclusive. 


1883  (47th,  2d)— Page  7. 


Name. 

Type. 

Displace¬ 

ment. 

Speed. 

I-  U  i 

Mean 
f  >  drai’t., 

Contract 
price  of  hull 
» and  ma¬ 
chinery. 

Atlanta . 

Boston . 

Protected  cruiser . 

. do . 

’  Tons. 
3,000 
3,035 
5,  OOP 
1,486 

Knots. 

!  jMO 
;  ’  15.’<\0  . 

is 

15.50 

FL>Int 
"16 ;  io 
\  1/.'  o- 

20  J  ’4* 
14  3 

$617, 000 
619,000 
889, 000 
315,000 

Chicago . 

. do . 

Dolphin . 

Total _ 

Dispatch  boat  . 

12, 521 

2, 440, 000 

i  - 

1885  (48th,  2d)— Page  33. 


Charleston  (destroyed) 
Newark . 

Protected  cruiser . 

. do . 

3,370 

4,098 

892 

1,710 

18.2 

19 

11.79 

16.14 

18  7 
18  9 
11  7 
14  0 

81, 017, 500 
1,248,000 
247, 000 
455, 000 

Petrel  . 

Gunboat . 

Yorktown . 

. do . 

Total . 

10,070 

I....:../..] . 

2, 967, 500 

1886  (49th,  1st)— Page  45. 


Amphitrite . 

Monitor . 

3,990 
4,413 
105 
6,682 
4, 005 
6,060 
3,990 
6, 315 
929 

10.5 

20. 096 

22.5 

17. 45 

12 

12.4 

10.5 
17.8 
21.42 

14  6 

20  0 

4  10| 
21  6 
14  7 

18  0 
14  6 

22  6 
10  7± 

Baltimore . 

Cushing . 

Maine  (destroyed)  a. . . 
Monad  nock . 

Protected  cruiser . 

Torpedo  boat . 

Second-class  battle  ship. .  .y — 
Monitor . 

$1,325,000 
159, 400 
2, 500, 000 

Puritan 

do 

Terror . 

. do . .  . . 

Texas a  . 

Vesuvius . . 

Total . 

Second-class  battle  ship. 
Dynamite-gun  cruiser . 

b 2, 500, 000 
350,000 

36,489 

6,834,400 

1887  (  49th,  2d)—  Page  62. 


Bennington . 

Concord  . 

!  Gunboat . 

. do . 

1,710 
1,710 
•  3, 990 
4,084 
4,410 
4,098 

17.5 
16.8 

10.5 

13.6 

19. 678 
19. 525 

14  0 

14  0 

14  6 

14  10 
19  6 

18  9 

$490, 000 
490, 000 

Miantonomoh . 

Monitor . 

Monterev . 

. do . 

1, 628, 950 
1,350,000 
1, 428, 000 

Philadelphia . 

San  Francisco . 

Protected  cruiser . 

. do . 

Total . 

20,002 

5, 386,950 

1888  (50th,  1st)— Page  81. 


Bancroft . 

Gunboat . 

839 
3,213 
2,089 
2, 089 
2, 089 
8,200 
5, 870 
3,213 

14.37 

19 

IS.  71 
18. 44 
19.05 

21 

21. 686 
19 

12  2 
18  0 
14  7 

14  7 

14  7 

23  3£ 

21  6 
18  0 

$250, 000 
b 1 , 100, 000 
612,500 
674, 000 
674,000 
2,985,000 
:  1,796,000 

61,100,000 

Cincinnati . 

Detroit . 

Marblehead . 

Protected  cruiser . 

Unprotected  cruiser . 

. do . 

Montgomery . 

. do . 

New  York . 

Olvmpia . . . 

Raleigh  a . 

Armored  cruiser . 

Protected  cruiser . 

. do . 

Total . 

27,602 

9,191,500 

a  Built  in  Government  yard. 


b  Maximum  cost. 


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NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL, 


List ,  by  years  and  sessions  of  Congress ,  of  naval  vessels  authorized  by  acts  of  Congress 
from  1883  to  1907,  inclusive — Continued. 

1889  (50th,  2d)— Page  99. 


Name. 

Type. 

Displace¬ 

ment. 

Speed. 

Mean 

drafi. 

Contract 
price  of  hull 
and  ma¬ 
chinery. 

Castine  .....  . . . . 

Gunboat . 

Tons. 
1,177 
2, 155 
|  1,177 

Knots. 
16. 032 
16.11 
15. 46 

Ft.  in. 
12  0 
15  0 

12  0 

$318, 500 
930, 000 
318, 500 

Katahdin 

Kum  -»  . 

Ma.ehias 

Gunboat 

Total  . . .  .  . . 

4, 509 

1, 567, 000 

I'-vr,'  . . . i 

1890  (51st,  1st)— Page  119. 


Columbia . 

Ericsson . 

Indiana  . . . 

Massachusetts . 

Protected  cruiser . 

Torpedo  boat . 

First-class  battle  ship . 

. do . ^ . 

7,375 

120 

10, 288 
10,288 
10, 288 

!  22. 8  ; 

24  1 

15. 547 
16.  21 
16.  79 

22  6 

4  9 

24  ,0 

24  0 

24  0  j 

$2,725, 000 
113, 500 
3,063,000 
3,063,000 
3,222,810 

Oregon  . 

. do . 

Total . 

38,359 

12, 187, 310 

1891  (51st,  2d)— Page  138. 


Minneapolis . 

Protected  cruiser . 

7,375 

23.073  -22  6 

$2,690,000 

1892  (  52d,  1st)— Page  157. 

'Brooklyn . 

Iowa  .! . 

Tntal . 

Armored  cruiser . 

First-class  battle  ship. . 

9,215 

11,340 

21. 91 
17.09  ; 

24  0 

24  0 

$2, 986,  000 
3, 010. 000 

20,555 

5,996,000 

1893  (52d,  2d)— Page  176. 

Helena . 

Gunboat . 

1,397 

1,371 

15.50 
16. 30 

9  0 

11  0 

$280, 000 
180, 000 
150, 000 
280, 000 

Nashville . 

. do . 

Plunger  * . 

Submarine  torpedo  boat . 

Wilmington . 

Total . 

Gunboat . 

1,397 

15.08 

9  0 

4, 165 

890, 000 

1894  (  63d,  2d)— Page  196. 


Foote . . . 

Torpedo  boat . 

142 

142 

142 

24.534 
24.  49 
24. 82 

5  0 

5  0 

5  0 

$97, 500 
97, 500 
97;  500 

Rodgers . 

. do . 

Winslow . 

. do . 

Total . 

426 

292,  500 

. 

. 

1895  (  53d,  53d)— Page  214. 


Annapolis . 

Gunboat . . . 

1,060 

165 

11,540 

11,540 

1,000 

1,000 

165 

1,100 

182 

1,000 

1,000 

13.17 
28.58 
16.816 
16. 897 
13. 02 
12. 29 
28.  630 

12  5 

4  8 

23  6 

23  6 

12  0 

12  0 

4  8 

12  9| 

5  11| 
12  0 

12  0 

$227, 700 
144,000 
2, 250, 000 
2, 250,  000 
223, 000 
229, 400 
144,000 
230, 000 
160, 000 
229,400 
219, 000 

Dupont . 

Kearsarge . 

Kentucky . 

Torpedo  boat . 

First-class  battle  ship . 

. do . 

Marietta . 

Gunboat . 

Newport . 

. do . 

Porter . 

Torpedo  boat . 

Princeton 

Gunboat 

Rowan . 

Vicksburg . 

Torpedo  bokt . 

Gunboat . 

27. 074 

12.71 

12.88 

Wheeling . 

. do . 

Total 

29, 752 

6, 306, 500 

1 

*  See  history  submarine  boat  legislation. 


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17 


List,  by  years  and  sessions  of  Congress,  of  naval  vessels  authorized  by  acts  of  Congress 
from  1883  to  1907 ,  inclusive — Continued. 

1906  (54th,  1st)— Page  237. 


Name. 

Type. 

Displace¬ 

ment. 

Speed. 

Mean 

draft. 

Contract 

1  price  of  hull 
and  ma¬ 
chinery. 

Tons. 

Knots. 

Ft. 

in. 

Alabama . 

_  First-class  battle  ship . 

11 , 565 

17. 103 

23 

6 

3* 

S 

| 

Craven  . 

_  Torpedo  boat . 

146.4 

30. 5 

4 

184,000 

Dahlgren . 

_  Torpedo  boat . 

146.4 

30.5 

4 

7! 

194,000 

Davis . 

_  Torpedo  boat . 

154 

23. 41 

5 

io9 

81,546 

Farragut . 

_  Torpedo  boat . 

279 

30.13 

6 

0 

227,  500 

Fox . 

_  Torpedo  boat . 

154 

23. 13 

5 

10 

81,546 

Gwin . . 

_  Torpedo  boat . 

45.78  1 

20.88 

3 

3 

39,  000 

Illinois . 

_  First-class  battle  ship. . 

11,565 

17.449 

23 

6 

2, 595, 000 

McKee . 

-  Torpedo  boat . 

65 

19.  82 

4 

3 

45, 000 

Mackenzie  . 

_ do _ 

65 

20.11 

4 

3 

48,  500 

Morris . 

. .  .do  . . . 

104.75 

24 

4 

0* 

85, 000 

Talbot _ 

_ 1 . do  . . . 

46.  5 

21.15 

3 

39, 000 

Wisconsin . 

_  First-class  battle  ship . 

11,653  i 

17. 174 

23 

^l’o 

2, 674,950 

Total . . 

35,989.83 

8, 955, 042 

1897  (55th,  1st)— Page  258. 


Bailey . 
Chesapeake  . . 
Goldsbo  rough 
Stringham. . . . 

Total . . . 


Torpedo  boat 
Training  ship 
Torpedo  boat 
. do . 


280 

1, 175 
247.5 

30. 198 

6 

16 

5 

10 

6 

$210, 000 
112,600 
214, 500 

30 

0 

340 

30 

6 

6 

236, 000 

2. 042. 5 

773. 100 

I  I  1 

age  281. 

3,235 

11. 50 

12 

6 

$960, 000 

175 

29. 2 

4 

Hi 

161,000 

420 

29 

6 

6 

283,000 

175 

29.1 

4 

111 

161,000 

420 

29 

6 

6 

283, 000 

175 

28 

4 

11| 

161,000 

200 

26 

5 

10| 

559, 400 

420 

29 

6 

6 

283,000 

420 

28 

6 

6 

260, 000 

420 

28 

6 

6 

260,  000 

200 

26 

5 

10| 

159,400 

3,235 

11.50 

12 

6 

925.000 

537 

260,000 

291,000 

408 

29 

6 

0 

408 

29 

6 

0 

291,000 

402 

30 

6 

6| 

281,000 

402 

30 

6 

•  6f 

281,000 

12, 300 

18 

is 

6 

2, 885, 000 

12,240 

18 

23 

6 

2, 885, 000 

3,228 

11.50 

12 

6 

962. 000 

174 

26 

4 

6 

165; 000 

174 

26 

4 

6 

165, 000 

12, 440 

18 

23 

6 

2, 899, 000 

420 

29 

6 

6 

285, 000 

420 

29 

6 

6 

285, 000 

420 

29 

6 

6 

285, 000 

200 

25 

5 

2 

129,750 

420 

29 

6 

6 

282, 000 

200 

24.75 

5 

2 

129, 750 

200 

26 

5 

2 

129, 750 

165 

26 

4 

8 

168,000 

433 

30 

6 

0 

286, 000 

433 

30 

6 

0 

286,  000 

165 

26. 50 

4 

8 

146, 000 

433 

30 

6 

0  1 

286. 000 

3, 218 

11.50 

12 

6  1 

975, 000 

59, 335 

.... 

19,494.050 

1 

Arkansas . ' .  Monitor . 

Bagley .  Torpedo  boat . 

Bainbridge .  Torpedo-boat  destroyer  . . 

Barney .  Torpedo  boat . 

Barry .  Torpedo-boat  destroyer . 

Biddle .  Torpedo  boat . ". . 

Blakely . do . 

Chauncey .  Torpedo-boat  destroyer . 

Dale . do . . . 

Decatur . do . 

DeLong .  Torpedo  boat . 

Florida .  Monitor . 

Gunboat  No.  16 . j  Gunboat . 

Hopkins . 1  Torpedo-boat  destroyer . 

Hull . . . do . * . 

Lawrence . do . 

Macdonough . do  . 

Maine .  First-class  battle  ship.../^ . 

Missouri . do . 

Nevada .  Monitor . 

Nicholson .  Torpedo  boat . \ _ 

O’Brien., . •. . do . 

Ohio .  First-class  battle  ship _ X . 

Paul  Jones .  Torpedo-boat  destroyer . 

Perry . do . '. . 

Preble . do . 

Shubrick .  Torpedo  boat . 

Stewart .  Torpedo-boat  destroyer  . . 

Stockton .  Torpedo  boat . . . 

Thornton . do . 

Tingey . do .  . 

Truxtun.  .  Torpedo-boat  destroyer . 

Whipple . do . '. . 

Wilkes .  Torpedo  boat. ; . 

Worden .  Torpedo-boat  destroyer . 

Wyoming .  Monitor . '. . 


Total 


1 


H.  Rep.  1398,  <>0-1 - 2 


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NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL. 


List,  by  years  and  sessions  of  Congress,  of  naval  vessels  authorized  by  acts  of  Congress 
from  1883  to  1907,  inclusive — Continued. 


1899  (55th,  3d)— Page  305. 


Name. 

Type. 

Displace¬ 

ment. 

Speed. 

Mean 

draft. 

Contract 
price  of  hull 
and  ma¬ 
chinery. 

California . 

Chattanooga . 

Cleveland . 

Armored  cruiser . 

Protected  cruiser . 

Tons. 
13,680 
3,200 
3,200 
3,200 
3,200 
3,200 
14,948 
14, 948 
13, 680 
3,  200 
14,  948 
13, 630 

Knots.  1 

22 

16.5  | 
16.5  j 
16.5 
16. 5 
16.5 

19 

2 

16.5 

19 

22 

Ft.  in. 
24  1 
15  9 
15  9f 
15  9 
15  9 
15  9 
29  9 

23  9 

24  1 
15  9 

23  9 

24  1 

$3, 800, 000 
1,039,966 
1,041,650 
1,080, 000 
1,065, 000 
1,027,000 
3, 590, 000 
3, 733, 600 
3, 890, 000 
1,041,900 
3, 590, 000 
3, 885,000 

Denver . 

. do . 

Des  Moines . 

. do . 

Galveston . 

. do . 

Georgia . 

Nebraska .  . 

First-class  battle  ship . 

. do . 

Pennsylvania . 

Tacoma . 

Virginia . 

West  Virginia . 

Total . 

Armored  cruiser . 

Protected  cruiser . 

First-class  battle  ship . 

Armored  cruiser . 

/ 

105, 034 

28,784,116 

1900  (56th,  1st)— Page  332. 


Adder  * . 

Charleston  ... 

Colorado . 

Grampus*.... 

Holland* . 

Maryland 
Milwaukee . . . 
Moccasin  *  . . . 
New  Jersey. . . 

Pike* . 

Porpoise  *  . . . . 
Rhode  Island 

St.  Louis . 

Shark  * . 

South  Dakota 


Submarine  torpedo  boat. 

Protected  cruiser . 

Armored  cruiser . . 

Submarine  torpedo  boat. 

.  — do . . 

Armored  cruiser . . 

Protected  cruiser . . 

Submarine  torpedo  boat. 
First-class  battle  ship  . . . 
Submarine  torpedo  boat. 

. do . 

First-class  battle  ship  . . . 

J  Protected  cruiser . . 

I  Submarine  torpedo  boat. 
;  Armored  cruiser . 


9, 700 
13,680 


13, 680 
9,700 


14, 948 


14, 948 
9,  700 


13, 680 


Total 


100, 036 


19 


22 


22  6 
24  1 


23  9 


24 


$170,000 
2, 740, 000 
3,  780,  000 
170, 000 
a  150, 000 
3,775,000 
2,825,000 
170,000 
3,405,000 
170,000 
170,000 
3,405,000 
2, 740, 000 
170,000 
3,750,000 


27, 590, 000 


1902  (57th,  1st)— Page  396, 


Connecticut  & . 

Dubuque . 

First-class  battle  ship . 

Gunboat . 

.16,000 
1,050 
16,000 
1,100 
14, 500 
14, 500 

18 

12.50 

18 

12 

22 

22 

24  6 
12  3 
23  9 
12  9* 

25  0 
25  0 

c$4,212,000 
295, 000 
3,990,000 
355, 000 
4,035,000 
4,035,000 

Louisiana . . 

Paducah  . 

First-class  battle  ship . 

Gunboat . 

Tennessee . 

Washington . 

Armored  cruiser . 

. do . 

Total . 

63, 150 

16,922,000 

1903  (57th,  2d)— Page  427. 


Cumberland  b . 

Idaho  . . . 

Intrepid 

Training  ship . 

First-class  battle  ship . 

Training  ship . 

1,800 
13, 000 
1,800 
16,000 
16, 000 
13, 000 
16,  000 

17 

16  5± 
24  8 
13  5i 
24  6 
24  6 
24  8 
24  6 

c$370,000 
2, 999, 500 
c 370, 000 
4,165,000 
4,110,000 
2, 999,  500 
4,179,000 

Kansas  * .  . 

Minnesota . 

First-class  battle  ship . 

. do . 

18 

18 

17 

18 

Mississippi . 

. do . 

Vermont . 

. do . 

Total 

77, 600 

19, 193, 000 

*  See  history  submarine  boat  legislation.  b  Built  in  Government  yard. 

a  Purchase  price.  o  Maximum  cost. 


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NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL. 


19 


List,  by  years  and  sessions  of  Congress,  of  naval  vessels  authorized  by  acts  of  Congress 
from,  1883  to  1907 ,  inclusive — Continued. 

1904  (58th,  2d)— Page  458. 


Name. 

Type. 

Displace¬ 

ment. 

Speed. 

Mean 

draft. 

Contract 
price  of  hull 
and  ma¬ 
chinery. 

New  Hampshire . 

North  Carolina . 

Montana, . 

First-class  battle  ship . 

Armored  cruiser . 

.do . 

Tons. 

16, 000 
14, 500 
14, 500 
3, 750 
3,750 
3, 750 

Knots. 

18 

22 

22 

24 

24 

24 

Ft.  in. 

24  6 

25  0 
25  0 

$3, 748, 000 
a  4, 400, 000 
a  4, 400, 000 
a  1,900, 000 
a  1,900, 000 
a  1,800, 000 
a  1,250, 000 
a  1,250, 000 

Chester 

Scout  cruiser . . 

Birmingham  . 

. do . 

Sal  em .  . 

_ do . 

Vestal 

Fleet  collier  . 

Prom  pt.h  pus 

_ do _  _ 

1 

Total 

56,250 

20,648,000 

1 

1905  (  58th,  3d)— Page  488. 


South  Carolina  .  .* . 

Michigan . 

First-class  battle  ship . 

. do . 

16, 000 
16, 000 

18.5 

18.5 

24  6 
24  6 

$3, 540, 000 
3, 585, 000 

Total . 

32,000 

7, 125, 000 

. 

■ 

1906  (  59th,  1st)— Page  523. 


Delaware . N . 

No.  17 . 

No.  18 . 

No.  19 . 

^  First-class  battle  ship . 

!  Torpedo-boat  destroyer . 

. do . . . 

. do . I 

20,000 

700 

700 

700 

21 

28 

28 

28 

26  11 

8 

8 

8 

$3, 987, 000 
b  585, 000 
5585, 000 
b 645, 000 
500, 000 

Total . 

Submarine  or  subsurface  tor¬ 
pedo  boats  (not  exceeding 
c  $1,000,000;  $500,000  appro¬ 

priated). 

22, 100 

6,302,000 

1907  (59th,  2d)— Page  557. 


North  Dakota _ /. . . . 

No.  20 . 

No.  21 . 

First-class  battle  ship . 

Torpedo-boat  destroyer . 

_ _ do . 

20,000.00 
700, 00 
700. 00 

21 

28 

28 

26  11 

8 

8 

$4,377,000 
624, 000 
624,000 
500, 000 

Total . 

Limit  of  contract  for  subma¬ 
rine  and  subsurface  torpedo 
boats,  act  June  29,  1906,  in¬ 
creased  to  $3,000,000;  $500,000 
appropriated. 

21,400.00 

754, 762. 33 

6, 125, 000 

Grand  total . 

. 

a  Maximum  cost. 

5  Limit  of  cost  increased  from  $750,000  to  $800,000,  act  Mar.  2,  1907. 
c  Limit  of  cost  increased  to  $3,000,000,  act  Mar.  2,  1907. 


NAVAL  PROGRAMME. 

The  committee  recommend  this  year  the  following: 

That,  for  the  purpose  of  further  increasing  the  naval  establishment  of  the  United 
States,  the  President  is  hereby  authorized  to  have  constructed,  by  contract  or  in 
navy-yards,  as  hereinafter  provided,  two  first-class  battle  ships,  to  cost,  exclusive  of 
armor  and  armament,  not  exceeding  six  million  dollars  each,  similar  in  all  essential 
characteristics  to  the  battle  ship  authorized  by  the  act  making  appropriations  for  the 
naval  service  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred  and  eight; 
ten  torpedo-boat  destroyers,  to  have  the  highest  practicable  speed,  and  to  cost, 
exclusive  of  armament,  not  to  exceed  eight  hundred  thousand  dollars  each. 


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NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL. 


The  committee  further  recommend  the  following  provision: 

That  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  contract  for 
eight  submarine  torpedo  boats,  in  an  amount  not  exceeding  in  the  aggregate  three 
million  live  hundred  thousand  dollars,  and  the  sum  of  one  million  dollars  is  hereby 
appropriated  toward  said  purpose,  and  to  remain  available  until  expended:  Provided , 
That  all  such  boats  shall  be  of  the  same  ty  pe  heretofore  determined  to  be  superior  as 
the  result  of  the  competitive  tests  held  under  the  provisions  of  the  naval  appropria¬ 
tion  acts  approved  June  twenty-ninth,  nineteen  hundred  and  six,  and  March  second, 
nineteen  hundred  and  seven,  unless  on  or  before  October  first,  nineteen  hundred  and 
eight,  a  submarine  torpedo  boat  of  a  different  type  and  of  full  size  for  naval  warfare 
shall  have  been  constructed  and  submitted  to  the  Navy  Department  for  like  trial, 
and  by  such  like  trial  by  said  Department  demonstrated  to  be  not  inferior  to  the  best 
submarine  torpedo  boat  in  the  cofh  petition  above  referred  to. 

The  committee  further  recommend  the  following  provision: 

That  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  is  hereby  authorized,  in  his  discretion,  to  contract  for 
or  purchase  one  destroyer  or  torpedo  boat  of  the  type  known  as  subsurface,  semisub- 
merged  (or  the  like),  the  essential  feature  of  which  is  to  have  during  its  operation 
some  portion  of  the  hull  or  superstructure  always  on  or  above  the  surface,  such  vessel 
to  cost  not  to  exceed  four  hundred  thousand  dollars  and  to  have  a  speed  of  not  less  than 
twenty-two  knots;  also  two  small  vessels  of  like  type,  having  a  speed  of  not  less  than 
sixteen  knots,  and  to  cost  not  to  exceed  twenty-two  thousand  five  hundred  dollars 
each:  Provided,  That  before  any  vessel  of  the  type  provided  for  in  this  paragraph 
shall  be  purchased  or  contracted  for  a  vessel  of  such  type  shall  have  been  constructed 
complete  and  of  full  size  for  naval  warfare  and  submitted  to  the  Navy  Department 
for  such  trial  and  tests  as  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  may  in  his  discretion  prescribe, 
and  as  the  result  of  such  tests  be  demonstrated  to  have  fulfilled  all  the  reasonable 
requirement  of  naval  warfare  for  a  vessel  of  its  class;  and  for  these  vessels  the  sum 
of  four  hundred  and  forty-five  thousand  dollars  is  hereby  appropriated,  to  be  available 
until  expended. 

FOREIGN  NAVAL  PROGRAMMES. 

Navy  Department, 
Washington,  February  4 ,  1908. 

Sir:  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  herewith  information  compiled  at  your  request 
by  the  Office  of  Naval  Intelligence  concerning  building  programmes  of  the  principal 
naval  powers. 

Very  respectfully,  Truman  H.  Newberry, 

Acting  Secretay. 

Hon.  George  Edmund  Foss, 

Chairman  of  Committee  on  Naval  Affairs , 

House  of  Representatives. 


Office  of  Naval  Intelligence, 

February  1 ,  1908. 


naval  building  programmes. 

The  building  programmes  of  the  principal  foreign  powers  for  the 
year  1907  are  described  jn  the  Annual  Report  of  the  Secretary  of  the 
Navy  for  the  fiscal  year  1907,  page  3,  et  seq. 

’  Foreign  Shipbuilding  Programmes. 

In  foreign  shipbuilding  programmes  of  the  current  year  the  characteristic  feature 
of  all  is  the  presence  of  "battle  ships  of  heavy  displacement,  destroyers,  and  subma¬ 
rines,  and,  with  the  German  excepted,  the  omission  of  armored  cruisers.  The  speed 
and  displacement  of  battle  ships  are  increasing  in  all  countries,  and  there  is  a  marked 


NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL. 


21 


tendency  toward  a  reduction  in  the  number  of  calibers  of  guns  composing  the  arma¬ 
ment.  The  armament  of  the  latest  type  of  battle  ships  is  composed  of  heavy  turret 
guns  and  of  smaller  guns  intended  for  defense  or  against  torpedo  craft.  The  latter, 
moreover,  are  increasing  in  caliber  to  such  a  degree  that  in  some  ships  of  recent 
design  they  are  of  the  same  calibers  that  were  used  but  a  few  years  ago  for  the  inter¬ 
mediate  battery. 

The  absence  of  armored  cruisers  from  the  new  programmes  is  worthy  of  note  and 
may  be  ascribed  to  the  tendency  toward  the  merging  of  the  battle  ship  and  armored 
cruiser  types.  With  the  increase  in  size  and  power  of  the  armored  cruiser  the  dis¬ 
tinction  between  that  type  and  the  battle  ship  has  become  less  and  less  clearly 
marked,  until  in  the  English  Invincible  class  it  has  almost  disappeared.  Having 
reached  a  limit  in  armored-cruiser  construction  in  the  Invincible  class, .  England  is 
about  to  return  to  a  smaller  type  of  cruisers  for  commerce  protection  and  police 
duties,  and  it  has  been  announced  in  Parliament  that  “the  further  construction  of 
large  armored  cruisers  is  not,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Admiralty,  immediately 
required.  Attention  will,  however,  be  directed  in  the  immediate  future  to  the  devel¬ 
opment  of  the  ‘scout/  class  and  to  the  evolution  of  a  new  type  of  cruiser  to  take  the 
place  of  the  obsolescent  Edgar  class/’  [It  should  be  noted,  however,  that  England 
already  possesses  a  large  number  (32)  of  armored  cruisers.]  The  development  of  the 
scout  is  also  a  subject  that  is  engaging  the  attention  of  other  foreign  admiralties. 
Torpedo  boats  of  less  than  200  tons  no  longer  find  place  in  recent  programmes. 
Several  nations  are  building  torpedo  boats  of  200  to  300  tons,  and  nearly  all  are 
building  destroyers,  the  displacements  of  which  vary  from  tOO  to  800  or  900  tons,  and 
show  a  steady  tendency  to  increase. 

Submarines,  also,  are  increasing  in  size  as  well  as  in  numbers,  the  largest  being 
577  tons,  now  building  in  France.  Germany  and  Austria  have  recently  been  added 
to  the  list  of  nations  engaged  in  building  submarines.  The  number  and  types  of 
vessels  building  in  the  several  countries  are  indicated  below: 

ENGLAND. 

The  programme  for  1907  includes  3  large  armored  vessels  of  the  Dreadnought  type, 
1  fast  unarmored  cruiser  (3,300  tons),  5  ocean-going  destroyers  (800  tons) ,  12  first-class 
torpedo  boats  (250  tons),  and  12  submarines. 

The  new  vessels  of  the  Dreadnought  type,  Nos.  5,  6,  and  7,  of  which  one  has  been 
named  St.  Vincent,  are  to  be  known  as  the  “St.  Vincent”  class.  Their  armament  is 
stated  to  be  similar  to  that  of  the  Dreadnought,  but  the  displacement  has  been  in¬ 
creased  to  19,300  tons.  The  fast  unarmored  cruiser. scout,  known  as  the  Boadicea,  is 
to  have  a  speed  of  25  knots.  The  total  sum  of  money  to  be  expended  for  ship¬ 
building  during  the  coming  fiscal  year  is  $39,418,650. 

FRANCE. 

In  view  of  the  large  number  of  vessels  building  under  former  programmes,  which 
include  6  battle  ships  of  the  Danton  class  just  laid  down,  4  battle  ships  of  the  Justice 
class  near  completion,  4  large  armored  cruisers,  and  a  large  number  of  destroyers  and 
submarines,  the  programme  for  1907  provides  for  the  beginning  of  5  destroyers  and 
10  submarines.  The  sum  authorized  for  new  construction  is  $18,696,346. 

GERMANY. 

According  to  the  “fleet  law,”  which  authorizes  a  continuous  building  policy  and 
specifies  the  building  programme  for  each  year  up  to  and  including  1917,  there  was 
authorized  this  year  2  battle  ships,  1  armored  cruiser,  2  protected  (small)  cruisers 
(scouts),  12  torpedo-boat  destroye-s,  and  $714,000  to  be  expended  for  submarines. 

The  amount  to  be  expended  for  new  construction  is  $30,575,860.  The  character¬ 
istics  of  the  battle  ships  are  not  announced,  but  it  is  believed  that  they  are  to  be  of 
more  than  18,000  tons  displacement  and  are  to  carry  a  very  large  number  of  heavy- 
caliber  guns.  The  armored  cruiser  is  believed  to  be  of  about  19,000  tons  displace¬ 
ment,  to  carry  a  number  of  heavy-caliber  guns,  and  to  have  turbine  engines.  The 
small  cruisers  are  to  serve  as  scouts  and  possess  high  speed. 

JAPAN. 

The  naval  budget,  as  passed  by  the  Diet  and  approved  by  the  Emperor,  carries 
appropriations  amounting  to  $17,965,793  for  the  construction  and  repairs  of  ships. 


22 


NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL. 


This  includes  the  cost  of  repairs  to  ships  in  commission  as  well  as  the  restoration  of 
the  Russian  prizes  and  the  building  of  new  ships.  About  $12,500,000  of  the  whole 
amount  will  be  devoted  to  increasing  the  navy,  the  restoration  of  Russian  prizes,  and 
new  construction. 

The  numbers  and  types  of  ships  to  be  laid  down  are  not  yet  officially  announced. 
It  is  generally  understood,  however,  that  according  to  the  programme  Japan  will,  in 
the  near  future,  lay  down  two  battle  ships  of  the  most  powerful  type  and  displace¬ 
ment  and  several  torpedo-boat  destroyers  and  submarines.  Two  submarines  are  now 
building  for  Japan  in  England.  A  third  battle  ship  is  also  included  in  the  Japanese 
shipbuilding  scheme,  and  it  has  been  recently  reported  that  a  large  battle  ship  has 
been  contracted  for  in  Great  Britain  for  the  Japanese  Government,  but  this  report 
appears  not  to  be  made  with  authority  if  true. 

RUSSIA. 

No  definite  programme  has  been  announced.  The  minister  has  been  authorized 
to  include  in  his  budget  of  1908  an  annual  appropriation  of  $15,000,000  for  construc¬ 
tion  and  armament  of  war  ships  in  excess  of  the  unexpended  balance  from  1906. 
Two  battle  ships  of  the  largest  types  have  been  begun  in  St.  Petersburg. 

ITALY. 

The  naval  budget  for  1907-8  includes  a  provision  for  the  beginning  of  one  battle  ship 
of  16,000  tons,  a  considerable  increase  in  displacement  over  recent  Italian  battle  ships. 

AUSTRIA. 

The  programme  for  1907  provides  3  battle  ships  of  14,500  tons,  a  very  marked 
increase  over  previous  Austrian  displacements.  It  also  includes  a  provision  for  6  sub¬ 
marines,  which  are  under  construction  or  contracted  for. 

BRAZIL. 

The  Brazilian  programme,  which  has  been  under  consideration  for  some  years  and 
finally  adopted,  includes  3  battle  ships,  about  19,000  tons  each;  2  scout  cruisers;  18 
torpedo  boats  and  destroyers;  3  submarines;  1  mining  vessel. 

The  cost  of  these  is  to  be  spread  over  a  period  of  years.  Of  the  above,  3  battle 
ships,  2  scout  cruisers,  and  10  destroyers  are  actually  under  construction  or  con¬ 
tracted  for  in  British  yards. 

A  tabular  statement  indicating  the  number  of  vessels  building  or  already  author¬ 
ized  under  the  shipbuilding  programmes  of  different  nations  follows: 

Foreign  vessels  building  or  authorized. 


Battle 

ships. 

Armored 

cruisers. 

Cruisers 
or  scouts. 

Destroy¬ 

ers. 

Torpedo 

boats. 

1  Subma: 
rines. 

England . 

7 

6 

1 

13 

24 

21 

France . 

8 

4 

0 

40 

14 

63 

Germany . 

6 

2 

5 

12 

o 

2 

Japan  . 

4 

2 

3 

3 

0 

2 

Russia . 

6 

3 

0 

4 

0 

6 

Italy . 

4 

4 

1 

4 

11 

3 

Austria . 

3 

0 

1 

8 

13 

6 

Brazil . 

3 

0 

2 

10 

0 

3 

The  tonnage,  sea  strength,  and  personnel  of  the  various  naval  powers  to  November 
1,  1907,  is  given  in  the  following  tables: 


War-ship  torlnage  of  the  principal  naval  powers,  member  and  displacement  of  war  ships,  built  and  building,  of  1,000  or  more  tons,  and  of  torpedo  waft  of  more  than  50  tons — November  1,  1907. 


Battle  ships,  first  class" . 

Coast-defense  vessels  c . 

Armored  cruisers . 

Cruisers  above  6,000  tons''. . . 
Cruisers  6,000  to  3,000  tons". 
Cruisers  3,000  to  1,000  tons". 

Torpedo-boat  destroyers . 

Torpedo  boats . 

Submarines . 


Total  tons  built  aij  total  tons  buildinjr . 

Total  tons  built  and  building . 


GREAT  B 

RITAIN. 

Built. 

Building. 

Num¬ 

Tons. 

Num¬ 

ber. 

ber. 

749, 090 

4 

72,300 

32 

19 

372, 800 
183, 950 
200, 280 
56, 305 

0 

95, 550 

: 

1 

3, 300 

142 

53, 235 

8 

7,556 

47 

7,490 

24 

6, 436 

39 

9,966 

9 

3,352 

...... 

1,033,116 

188, 494 

1, 821, 610 

228, 641 
73, 300 
166, 580 
24, 409 
52, 549 
23, 152 
10, 594 
24, 322 
5,532 


Building. 

Num¬ 

ber. 

Tons. 

8 

139, 820 

4 

54, 394 

25 

9,001 

14 

1, 358 

58 

22, 460 

227, 033 

UNITED  STATES. 


45, 334 
128, 445 
43, 800 
61, 370 

6, 957 
5, 615 


Tons. 


114,000 
29, 000 
11, 250 
3,^50 
2, 142 


0, 142 


22  260, 250 

8^  33, 200 

8  79, 600 

1  6, 300 

18  74, 160 

19  40, 685 

60  26, 298 


Building. 
Num- 


98, 400 
34,  200 
11,  050 


,560 


108,  900 
13, 130 
38,  994 
15, 288 
19, 413 
6, 842 


Building. 

Num¬ 

ber. 

Tons. 

2 

38, 950 

2 

29, 200 

1 

4, 100 

2 

2, 600 

3 

1,143 

2 

626 

62, 600 
21, 380 
46, 200 

3,100 
8, 800 
33,834 
6, 834 
3, 735 


232, 943 

320, 040 


Num¬ 

ber. 

Tons. 

4 

58, 600 

3 

24, 000 

4 

2, 420 

6 

2, 077 

87, 097 

3, 530 
21,920 
4, 133 
7,804 


Building. 

ber?" 

Tons. 

3 

37, 275 

4 

39, 320 

4 

1,460 

11 

2, 305 

3 

450 

80,810 

31.800 
41,700 

18. 800 


8, 000 
7,060 
1,600 


Building. 
Num- 


Jielative  order  of  war-ship  tonnage. 


•  AT  PRESENT. 

AS  WOULD  BE  THE  CASE  WERE  VESSELS  BUILDING  NOW  COMPLETED. 

Nation. 

Tonnage. 

Nation. 

Tonnage. 

Great  Britain . 

United  States . 

1,633,116 
611,616 
609, 079 
529,032 
374,701 
232,943 
207,623 
113,235 

Great  Britain . 

1,821, 610 
836, 112 
771, 758 
680, 602 
451, 320 
320, 040 
288, 433 
116, 235 

France 

France . 

United  States 

Germany . 

Germany . . 

Japan  . 

Russia  . 

Russia. 

Italy . 

Austria . 

I  Austria 

"  Battle  ships,  first  class,  are  those  of  (about)  10,000  or  more  tons  displacement, 
t  Omitting  the  I4na. 

"Includes  smaller  battle  ships  and  monitors. 

"All  unarmored  war  ships  of  more  than  1,000  tons  are  in  this  table  classed  according  to  displacement  as  cruisers.  Scouts  are 
considered  as  cruisers  in  which  battery  and  protection  have  been  sacrificed  to  secure  extreme  speed.  The  word  “protected”  has  been 
omitted  because  all  cruisers  except  the’smallest  and  oldest  now  have  protective  decks. 


N.  B. — The  following  vessels  are  not  included  in  the  tables: 

Those  over  20  years  old,  unless  they  have  been  reconstructed  and  rearmed  since  1900. 

Those  not  actually  begun,  although  authorized. 

Transports,  colliers,  repair  ships,  torpedo  depot  ships,  converted  merchant  vessels,  or  yachts. 
Vessels  of  less  than  1,000  tons,  except  torpedo  craft. 

Torpedo  craft  of  less  than  50  tons. 


1 1 .  ltep.  1 398,  60- 1 .  ( To  face  page  23. ) 


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23 


Sea  Strength. 

SHIPS. 

Table  I. —  Vessels  built  November  1 ,  1907. 


" 

Battle 
ships,  a 

Armored 

cruisers. 

Cruisers,  6 

De¬ 

stroyers. 

Torpedo 

boats. 

Sub¬ 

marines. 

Coast- 
defense 
vessels,  c 

England . 

52 

32 

90 

142 

47 

39 

0 

France . 

19 

19 

28 

35 

257 

41 

12 

United  States . 

22 

22 

10 

41. 

16 

32 

12 

1 

11 

Germany . 

8 

38, 

19 

60 

48 

Japan  . 

11 

lT 

54 

77 

7 

3 

Russia . 

5 

4 

15 

93 

57 

25 

4 

Italy . 

10 

6 

11 

13 

66 

3 

0 

Austria . 

3 

3 

5 

4 

36 

0 

6 

a  Battle  ships,  first  class,  are  those  of  (about)  10,000  tons  or  more  displacement. 

6  Includes  all  unarmored  cruising  vessels  above  1,000  tons  displacement. 

c  Includes  smaller  battle  ships  and  monitors.  No  more  vessels  of  this  class  are  being  proposed  or 
built  by  the  great  powers. 

Table  II. —  Vessels  building  or  to  be  built ,  November  1 ,  1907. 


Battle 

ships. 

Armored 

cruisers. 

Cruisers. 

De¬ 

stroyers. 

Torpedo 

boats. 

Sub¬ 

marines. 

England .  . 

a  7 

6 

1 

13 

24 

21 

France . 

8 

4 

0 

40 

14 

63 

United  States . 

67 

2 

3 

5 

0 

7 

Germany . 

c-6 

2 

5 

12 

0 

2 

Japan . 

4 

2 

3 

3 

0 

2 

Russia . 

6 

3 

0 

4 

0 

6 

Italv . 

4 

4 

1 

4 

11 

3 

Austria . 

3 

0  ; 

1 

8 

13 

6 

oEngland  has  no  continuing  shipbuilding  policy,  but  usually  lays  down  each  year  about  four 
armored  ships,  with  a  proportional  number  of  smaller  vessels. 

6  Two  of  these,  the- Mississippi  and  Idaho ,  are  very  nearly  completed. 

Germany  has  a  continuing  shipbuilding  policy,  authorized  by  the  Reichstag,  and  extending  to  the 
year  1917.  This  authorization  provides  for  the  building  between  1907  and  1917  of  16  battle  ships,  12 
armored  cruisers,  22  smaller  cruisers,  and  132  torpedo  vessels. 


Note. — The  following  vessels  are  not  included  in  the  tables: 

Those  over  20  years  old  unless  they  have  been  reconstructed  and  rearmed  since  1900. 

Transports,  colliers,  repair  ships,  converted  merchant  vessels,  and  any  other  aux¬ 
iliaries. 

Vessels  of  less  than  1,000  tons,  except  torpedo  craft.  Torpedo  craft  of  less  than  50 
tons. 

In  making  comparisons  of  naval  strength,  and  particularly  of  naval  increase,  the 
fact  should  be  taken  into  consideration  that  the  rapidity  of  construction  varies  mate¬ 
rially  in  different  countries. 

In  England,  Germany,  and  Japan  battle  ships  and  armored  cruisers  are  completed 
in  two  to  three  years;  in  the  United  States  from  three  to  four  years;  and  in  France, 
Italy,  and  Russia  not  less  than  four  years  are  required. 

Table  II  includes  vessels  authorized  but  not  yet  laid  down,  as  well  as  those  actually 
under  construction. 

Table  III. — Personnel. 


Rank. 


Flag  officers . 

Captains  and  commanders . 

Other  line  officers  and  engineers  6 

Medical  officers . 

Pay  officers . 

Warrant  officers . 

Enlisted  men . 

Marine  officers . 

Enlisted  men  (marines) . 


England. 

France. 

Ger¬ 

many. 

Japan. 

United 

States. 

96 

45 

34 

55 

a  18 

618 

360 

299 

245 

« 182 

3,289 

'  1,874 

1, 732 

1,571 

751 

521 

409 

234 

306 

282. 

537 

187 

189 

263 

210 

c  2, 007 

1,484 

2,033 

1,064 

638 

98, 973 

51, 926 

d 42. 400 

41,070 

34,062 

490 

86 

277 

17,526 

1, 230 

8,147 

fextra  numbers,  due  to  promoti 


4im 


«  The  United  States  now  has,  in  addition,  temyot 
service,  4  flag  officers,  13  captains,  and  14  comnmnt 

6  Does  not  include  midshipmen. 

<•  Includes  chief  gunners,  chief  boatswains,  chief  signal  boatswains,  chief  carpenters,  chief  artificer 
engineers,  chief  schoolmasters. 

d  Includes  1,230  men  of  the  naval  infantry.  The  German  naval  infantry  forms  an  expeditionary 
corps.  Its  duty  in  war  is  to  defend,  and  in  peace  to  garrison,  the  home  fortified  ports.  One  battalion 
forms  the  garrison  of  Kiauchau,  China. 


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NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL. 


Programmes  for  1908-9. 

The  programmes  for  1908,  as  far  as  they  have  been  determined  or 
published,  are  as  follows: 

ENGLAND. 

The  programme  for  1908  has  not  yet  been  published.  Unofficial 
statements  indicate  that  it  will  probably  include  the  following: 

Two  battle  ships  ( Dreadnought  type). 

Four  medium-sized  armored  cruisers  (improved  Edgar  type,  foreshadowed  last 
year). 

One  large  ocean-going  destroyer  (“special”  or  Swift  type). 

Some  ocean-going  destroyers  (“tribal”  type). 

or 

Two  battle  ships  (improved  Dreadnought  type). 

One  armored  cruiser  (Inflexible  type). 

Two  medium-sized  armored  (or  protected)  cruisers  (improved  Edgar  type,  as 
foreshadowed  last  year). 

Six  unprotected  cruisers  (or  scouts,  Boadicea  type). 

Twelve  ocean-going  destroyers. 

A  number  of  torpedo  boats  and  submarines. 

FRANCE. 

The  programme  for  1908  is  now  being  discussed  in  Parliament.  The 
construction  of  six  battle  ships  of  21,000  tons  displacement  and  20  knots 
speed  is  proposed,  and  appears  to  meet  with  general  approval.  Tenta¬ 
tive  designs  for  these  ships  are  now  being  discussed. 

GERMANY. 

The  programme  of  shipbuilding  for  the  German  navy  is  at  present 
governed  by  the  fleet  law  of  1900,  amended  in  1906. 

This  law  establishes  the  total  number  of  ships  of  each  class  which 
the  navy  is  to  contain  when  the  authorized  building  programme  shall 
have  been  carried  out,  and  fixes  the  period  within  which  each  class  of 
vessel  shall  be  replaced,  as  follows: 


\ 

Authorized 

strength. 

Age  limit 
(years). 

Battle  ships . 

38 

25 

Large  (armored)  cruisers . . . 

20 

38 

20 

Small  (protected)  cruisers . 

20 

Torpedo  craft . . . 

144 

12 

A  shipbuilding  programme  was  accordingly  established  which  con¬ 
templated  the  attainment  of  the  authorized  strength  by  the  year  1920, 
as  well  as  the  building  of  substitutes  for  such  existing  ships  as  should 
reach  the  age  limit  during  the  period  covered  by  the  programme;  the 
ships  to  be  laid  down  were  distributed  over  the  years  1906-1917. 

It  is  now  proposed  to  amend  this  byT  reducing  the  age  limit  of  battle 
ships  from  25  to  20  years.  This  proposal  has  be.en  approved  by  the 
federal  council. 

The  reduction  in  the  life  of  battle  ships  will  necessitate  the  replace¬ 
ment  of  3  more  battle  ships  between  1908  and  1917  than  is  contemplated 
by  the  present  system,  i.  e.,  a  total  of  16  ships.  This  brings  about  a 
rearrangement  of  the  building  programme,  as  shown  by  the  following 
table. 


NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL. 


25 


It  is  to  be  noted,  however  (as  shown  in  the  table),  that  16  ships 
having  been  provided  for  between  1908  and  1916,  an  additional  ship  is 
set  down  for  1917. 


Number  of  substitute  battle  ships  to  be  laid  down. 


Year. 

Present 

law. 

Proposed 

law. 

1908  . 

2 

3 

1909  . 

2 

3 

1910 . 

1 

3 

1911 . 

1 

2 

1912 . 

1 

1 

1913  . .  . 

1 

1 

Year. 

Present 

law. 

Proposed 

law. 

1914 . 

1 

1 

1915 . 

1 

1 

1916 . 

1 

1 

1917 . 

2 

1 

Total . 

13 

17 

The  immediate  effect  of  the  change  is  apparent  from  a  glance  at  the 
table.  During  the  four  years  beginning  1908  there  will  be  laid  down 
11  battle  ships  instead  of  6.  Add  to  these  the  2  ships  of  the  1907  pro¬ 
gramme,  and  it  is  seen  that  by  1914  (allowing  three  years  to  build  a 
battle  ship)  Germany  will  possess  13  battle  ships  of  upward  of  19,000 
tons  displacement  each. 

The  entire  programme,  as  amended  by  the  proposed  law,  would  be 
as  follows: 


Year. 

Battle  ships. 

Armored  cruisers. 

Protected  cruisers. 

Torpedo  craft. 

1907  . 

2  substitute . 

1  additional 

2  substitute .... 

6  additional,  6  sub¬ 
stitute. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

12  substitute. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

1908 . 

3  substitute . 

. do . 

_ do . 

1909 . 

. do . 

. do . 

. do . 

1910 . 

3  substitute,  1  addi¬ 
tional. 

2  substitute . 

. do . 

. do . 

1911 . 

1  additional,  1  sub¬ 
stitute. 

1  substitute . 

. do . 

1912 . 

1  substitute . 

. do . 

1913 . 

. do . 

. do  .. 

. do . 

1914 . 

. do . 

. do  . . . 

. do . 

1915 . 

. do . 

. .  .do  . . . 

_ do . 

1916 . 

. do  ... 

...do  ... 

. .  .do . 

1917 . 

. do . 

. do . 

1  substitute . 

The  estimates  for  the  coming  year  contemplate  a  total  expenditure 
of  over  $82,000,000,  of  which  one-half  is  for  newT  ships  and  arma¬ 
ments.  This  is  a  large  increase  over  the  current  estimates,  as  shown 
below: 


For  ship  con¬ 
struction  and 
armament. 

Total. 

Current  estimates  (1908)  (required  to  carry  out  present  law) . 

$32, 346, 580 
41, 613, 208 

$68, 272,  680 
82, 565,  944 

Proposed  amendment  (1908)  (required  to  carry  out  proposed  law).... 

This  programme  is  now  being  considered  by  the  Keichstag. 

JAPAN. 

The  programme  for  J908  has  not  been  officiall}' announced.  Two 
battle  ships  of  over  19,000  tons  displacement  are  to  be  laid  down  in  the 
near  future,  and  the  proposed  building  of  two  large  armored  cruisers 
(of  more  than  18,000  tons),  together  with  very  fast  scouts,  has  been 


26 


NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL. 


j-  reported,  but  not  yet  substantiated.  It  is  also  reported  that  other 
battle  ships  and  armored  cruisers  in  addition  to  those  mentioned  above 
are  proposed  for  construction  in  1908. 

RUSSIA. 

The  new  programme  has  not  yet  been  announced.  It  is  reported  to 
include  a  number  of  the  largest  type  of  battle  ships. 

ITALY. 

The  estimates  of  the  ministry  of  marine  for  the  fiscal  year  1908-9 
provide  for  continuing  or  completing  work  on  all  ships  now  under 
construction,  including  the  16,000-ton  battle  ship  authorized  in  1907. 
It  is  proposed  to  build  altogether  four  of  the  new  type  battle  ship, 
together  with  six  28-knot  scouts  and  a  further  addition  to  the  torpedo 
flotilla. 

AUSTRIA. 

The  new  programme  has  not  yet  been  announced. 

Vessels  completed  during  1907. 

ENGLAND.  Tons. 

Hibernia ,  battle  ship . . . . .  16,  350 

Agamemnon ,  battle  ship .  16,  500 

Lord  Nelson,  battle  ship .  16, 500 

Achilles,  armored  cruiser .  13,  550 

Cochrane ,  armored  cruiser .  13,550 

Natal,  armored  cruiser .  13,550 

Warrior,  armored  cruiser .  13,  550 

4  destroyers  (tribal  class) . .  3, 165 

12  torpedo  boats .  2,  700 

12  submarines .  3,  768 

113,183 

FRANCE. 

Democratic ,  battle  ship .  14,860 

Justice,  battle  ship .  .  14,860 

Liberte,  battle  ship .  14,  860 

Jules  Ferry,  armored  cruiser . 12,  550 

Victor  Hugo,  armored  cruiser . . . .  12,  550 

6  destroyers .  2,010 

44  torpedo  boats . .  4, 198 

3  submarines .  1, 186 

77,  074 

GERMANY. 

Pommern,  battle  ship . 13,  200 

JIannorer,  battle  ship .  13,  200 

Scharnhorst,  armored  cruiser . 11,500 

Gneisenau,  armored  cruiser .  11,500 

Koenigsberg,  cruiser . . .  3, 450 

Stuttgart,  cruiser .  3, 450 

Stettin,  cruiser . 3,450 

17  destroyers .  9, 132 

68,  882 

JAPAN. 

13,  750 
13,  750 
4,  875 


Tsukuba,  armored  cruiser 
Ikoma,  armored  cruiser.. 
13  destroyers . 


32, 375 


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27 


Note. — The  following  vessels,  which  have  been  undergoing  exten¬ 
sive  reconstruction  since  the  close  of  the  Russian  war,  have  been  com¬ 
pleted  and  fitted  for  service  during  the  past  year: 


Tons. 

Mikasn,  battle  s^ip .  15,  200 

Iwami  (ex  Orel),  battle  ship . .  13,500 

Soya  (ex  Variag),  cruiser . . .  6,500 


35,  200 


New  construction  completed  during  1907 .  32,  375 

Reconstruction  completed  during  1907 .  35,200 


Total  tonnage  added  to  Japanese  navy  during  1907 .  67, 575 

) 

RUSSIA. 

Rurik,  armored  cruiser .  15,  000 

Kagul,  cruiser . .  6,675 

*  25  destroyers. . .  11,094 

5  submarines .  1,020 


33,  789 

ITALY. 


Regina  Elena,  battle  ship .  12, 425 

4  destroyers .  1,460 

16  torpedo  boats .  .  3,  359 


17,  244 

AUSTRIA.  • 


Erzherzog  Ferd.  Max,  battleship .  10,600 

3  destroyers .  .  1 , 200 

13  torpedo  boats .  2,  600 


14,  400 

The  following  table  shows  the  vessels  that  have  been  under  con¬ 
struction  in  the  several  countries  during  the  past  year: 


Name. 

Type. 

Displace¬ 

ment. 

Keel  laid. 

Remarks. 

ENGLAND. 

Hibernia . 

B 

16,350 

January,  1904... 

Completed  January,  1907. 

Agamemnon . 

B 

16, 500 

October,  1904  . . . 

Practically  completed  end  1907. 

Lord  Nelson . 

B 

16, 500 

November,  1904. 

Do. 

Bellerophon . 

B 

18, 600 

December,  1906. 

Temeraire . 

B 

18, 600 

January,  1907. . . 

Superb . 

B 

18, 600 

February,  1907. . 

St.  Vincent . 

B 

19, 200 

December,  1907. 

Achilles . 

A  C 

13, 550 

January,  1904... 

j  Completed  March,  1907. 

Cochrane  . 

A  C 

13, 550 

February,  1904. . 

Completed  February,  1907. 

Natal . 

A  C 

13,  550 

January,  1904... 

Completed  April,  1907. 

Warrior . 

A  C 

13, 550 

November,  1904. 

Completed  June,  1907. 

Defence . 

A  C 

14, 600 

February,  1905.. 

Minotaur . 

A  C 

14, 600 

January,  1905... 

Shannon _ 

A  C 

14, 600 
17, 250 
17,250 

. do . 

Invincible . 

A  C 

April,  1906 . 

Inflexible . 

A  C 

February,  1906.. 

Indomitable .... 

A  C 

17, 250 
3, 300 
810 

March,  1906 . 

Boadicea . 

c 

July,  1907. . . 

Cossack . 

d 

1905 . 

Completed  19i7, 

Do. 

Mohawk . 

d 

775 

!  1905 . 

Tartar . 

d 

785 

1905 . 

Do. 

Ghurka . 

d 

795 

1905 . 

Do. 

Afridi. . . 

d 

810 

1905..i . . . 

Swift . 

d 

1,800 

893 

1905 . 

Saracen . 

d 

October,  1906  . . . 

Amazon . 

d 

888 

. do . 

Nos.  1-12 . 

t  b 

215 

1905 . 

Do 

28 


NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL, 


Nos.  12-24 
Nos.  25-36 

A  13 . 

C  3-C  14.. 
C  15-C  18. 
D  1 . 


Name. 


Type. 


Displace¬ 
ment.  ! 


Keel  laid. 


Remarks. 


ENGLAND. 


tb  260  1906... 

tb  . |  1907... 

sub.  204  . 

sub.  I  314  |  1905-6 

sub.  314  1906.. 

sub.  (?)  1906... 


Completed  1907. 


Democratic . 

B 

Justice . 

B 

Liberte . . 

B  ! 

V6rite . 

B 

Danton . 

B 

Mirabeau . 

B 

Voltaire . 

B 

Diderot  . 

B 

Condorcet . 

B 

Vergniaud . 

B 

Jules  Ferrv . 

AC 

Victor  Hugo . 

AC 

Jules  Michelet . 

AC 

Ernest  Renan . 

AC 

Edgar  Quinet . 

AC 

Waldeek  Rousseau . 

A  C 

Stylet  . 

1  d 

Pierrier  . 

d 

Tromblon . 

d 

Obusier . 

d 

Mortier . 

d 

Carquois . 

1  d 

Trident . 

d 

Fleuret . . . 

d 

Coutelas . 1 

d 

Glaive . 

d 

Poignard . 

d 

Cogn6e . 

d 

Hache . 

d 

Massue . 

d 

Sabretache . 

d 

Qriflamme . 

d 

Etendarde . 

d 

Fanion . ; 

d 

Sape . 

d 

Gabion . 

d 

Branlebas . 

d 

Fanfare . 

d 

Hussard . 

d 

Voltigeur . 

d 

Tirailleur . 

d 

Chasseur . 

d 

Spahi  . 

d 

Carabinier . 

a 

Janissaire . 

d 

Mameluk . 

d 

46  torpedo  boats 

Emeraude . J 

sub-. 

sub: 

Rubis . ! 

sub. 

Saphire . 

sub. 

Topaze . . 

sub. 

Turquoise . 

Guepe  No.  1  and  No.  2 . 

sub. 

Omega . 

sub. 

Circe . . 

sub. 

Calypso . . . 

sub. 

Pluvifise  . 

sub. 

Ventose . 

sub. 

Q  53-Q  60 . 1 

sub 

Q  62  63 . 

sub. 

Q  64-Q69 . 

sub. 

Q70-Q  72 . 

Sub. 

Q75-Q  80 . 

Sub. 

Q  83  Q  88 . 

Sub. 

Q  73 . . . 

Sub. 

Q  74 . 

Sub. 

Q  82 . 

Q  89 . 

Q90-Q  99 . 1 

Sub. 

14, 860 
14, 860 
14,860 
14, 860 
18, 350 

18. 350 

18. 350 

18.350 
18, 350 
18, 350 
12, 550 
12,550 

12,  750 

13,  644 
14, 000 
14, 000 

335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
315 
335 
•  335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
3S5 
335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
335 
97 
390 
390 
390 
390 
390 
390 
45 
301 
351 
351 
398 
398 
398 
398 
398 
398 
398 
398 
577 
530 
555 
355 
398 


Mav,  1903 . 

May,  1902* . 

. do.* . 

. do.* . 

1907 . 

1907 . 

|  June,  1907 . 

December,  1906* 

. do.* . 

! . do.* . 

1901 . 

j  March,  1903 . 

I  June,  1904 . 

!  August,  1903*. .. 

'  November,  1905. 

I  June,  1906 . 

j  March,  1904 . 

October,  1904  . . . 

1  July,  1904 . 

. do . 

j  September,  1904 . 

July,  1905  . 

. do . 

!  May,  1905 . 

I . do . 

. do . 

. do . 

May,  1906 . 

August,  1906  .... 
j  November,  1906. 
November,  1905*. 

' . do.* . 

. do.* . 

j . do.* . 

i . do.* . 

. do.* . 

. d  >.* . 

. do.*  . 

October,  1906*... 

I . do.* . 

J . do  * . 

| . do.* . 

. do.  * . . 

. do.* . 

I  December, 1907*. 

. do.* . 

1904* . 

I  December,  1904. 

i . do . 

[ . do . 

i  May,  1905 . 

|  March,  1905 . 

. do . 

October,  1904  . . . 
February,  1904. . 

April,  1905 . 

. do . 

August,  1905 _ 

. do . 

. do . 

. do . 

. do . 

August,  1906*... 

. do.  * . 

. do.  * . 

. do.* . 

. do.  * . 

. do.* . 

. do.  * . 

August,  1917*... 


Completed,  1907. 
Do. 

Do. 

Do. 


Do. 

Do. 


Do. 


44  boats  completed,  1907. 
Completed,  1907. 

Do. 

Do. 


Do. 

Do. 


*  Signifies  date  of  contract  or  of  order  to  dc  ckyard;  where  there  is  no  *  the  date  is  that  of  the  actual 
laying  of  the  keel. 


NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL. 


29 


Name. 

Type. 

Displace¬ 

ment. 

Keel  laid. 

Remarks. 

GERMANY. 

Pommern . 

B 

13, 200 

April,  1904 . 

Completed  1907. 

B 

13, 200 

. do . 

Do. 

B 

13, 200 

July, 1905 _ 

B 

13, 200 

. do . 

B 

18,000 

Mav,  1907 _ 

B 

18, 000 

April,  1907 . 

B 

18, 000 

Julv,  1907 . 

B 

18, 000 

Mav,  1907 . 

A  C 

11,500 

June,  1905 . 

Do. 

A  C 

11,500 

June,  1904  . 

Do. 

“  E” . 

A  C 

15, 000 

December,  1906. 

“  F” . 

A  C 

19, 200 

September,  1907. 

c 

3,450 

Julv,  1904 . 

Completed  1907. 

c 

3,  450 

1905 . 

Do. 

Stettin . 

c 

3,450 

1905 . 

Do. 

Nurnberg . 

c 

3, 450 

December,  1905 

c 

3, 800 

1906 . 

c 

3,800 

1906 . 

c 

3,800 

1907 . 

c 

3^800 

1907 . 

G  131-G  136 . 

d 

480 

1905 . 

Do. 

S  138-S  149 . 

d 

520 

1906 . 

Do. 

V  150-V 161 . 

d 

(?)  630 

1907 . 

'(?) 

(?) 

(?) 

JAPAN. 

B 

19, 150 

May,  1905 . 

Launched  Nov.  15,  1906. 

Aki . 

B 

19, 800 

December,  1905. 

1  Launched  Apr.  15,  1907. 

Tsukuba . 

A  C 

13, 750 

January,  1905  .. 

Completed  January,  1907. 

Ikoma . 

A  C 

13,750 

March,  1905  .... 

Completed  December,  1907. 

K  urama . 

A  C 

14, 600 

September,  1905. 

Launched  Oct,  21,  1907. 

Ibuki . 

A  C 

14, 600 

Mav,  1907 . 

Launched  Nov.  22,  1907. 

Tone . 

C 

4,100 

October,  1906  . . . 

Launched  Oct.  24,  1907. 

c 

1 , 250 

1906 . 

Launched  Nov.  19,  1907. 

Mogami . 

c 

l’  350 

1906 . 

Launched  Oct.  31,  1907. 

Shiravuki . 

d 

375 

May,  1905 . 

Completed  1907. 

Hatsiiharu . 

d 

375 

i  1905 . 

Do. 

Yudachi . 

d 

375 

1  March,  1905 _ 

Do. 

Mikatzuki . 

d 

375  ’ 

June,  1905.  . 

Do. 

Nowake . 

d 

375 

1  August,  1905.... 

Do. 

Shirotove . 

d 

375 

Julv,  1905 

Do. 

Yunagi . 

d 

375 

1905... 

Do. 

Utsuki . 

d 

375 

1905 . 

Do. 

Shigure . 

d 

375 

1905 

Do. 

Minatsuki . 

d 

375 

;  1905 . 

Do. 

Nagatsuki . 

d 

375 

1905 . 

Do. 

Matsu kaze  . . . 

d 

375 

1905 

Do. 

Kik utsuki  .. 

d 

375 

1905 

Do. 

Uranami . 

d 

375 

1907 . . 

Isonami . 

d 

375 

i  1907 . . 

A  van  ami . 

d 

375 

1907 . 

2  submarines . 

s 

314 

1907 . 

Building  in  England. 

RUSSIA. 

Evstafi . 

B 

12, 700 

1903 . 

Ivan  Zlatoust . 

B 

12, 700 

November,  1903. 

Imp.  Paval  I . 

B 

16, 600 

October,  1903  ... 

' 

Andrei  Pervosvanni . ... 

B 

16, 600 

January,  1903... 

Rurik . 

A  C 

15, 000 

1905 . 

Completed  1907. 

Bavan  . 

A  C 

8,000 

1905 

Pallada . . . 

A  C 

8,000 

1905... 

. 

Adm.  Makharoff . 

A  C 

8,000 

1905. . . 

Building  in  France. 

Kagul . 

c 

6,675 

March,  1901... 

Completed  1907. 

Pamiat  Merkuria . 

C 

6, 675 

September,  1901. 

4  destroyers . 

d 

615 

1904  5... 

Do. 

8  destrovers. . . . 

d 

•  500 

1904-5 

Do. 

13  destrovers . 

d 

350 

1904  5... 

Do. 

4  destrovers . i 

d 

605 

1906.  . 

2  submarines . 

s 

150 

1904 . 

Do, 

3  submarines. . . 

s 

240 

Do. 

Akula . 

s 

360 

Mitioga . 

s 

117 

4  submarines . 

s 

425 

ITALY. 

Regina  Elena . 

B 

12,425 

September,  1901. 

Completed  1907. 

Vittorio  Emanuele . 

B 

12, 425 

do 

Napoli . 

B 

12,425 

October,  1903.. . . 

Roma . 

B 

12,425 

September,  1903. 

San  Giorgio . 

AC 

9.830 

Julv.  1905 . 

30 


NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL. 


Name. 

Type. 

Displace¬ 

ment. 

Keel  laid. 

Remarks. 

Italy— continued. 

A  C 

9,830 

July  1907 

Pisa . 

A  C 

9,830 

Amalfi . 

A  C 

9,830 

d 

365 

1904 . 

Completed  1907. 

d 

365 

1904... 

Do. 

d 

365 

1904... 

Do. 

Lanciere . 

d 

365 

1904  .. 

Do 

16  torpedo  boats . 

s 

210 

1904-5... 

Do. 

3  submarines . 

s 

150 

AUSTRIA. 

Erzherzog  Ferd.  Max . 

B 

10, 600 

1903 . 

Completed  1907. 

Ersatz  Tegetthof . 

B 

14, 500 

1907 . 

Ersatz  Rudolph . 

B 

14, 500 

1907 . 

Ersatz  Zara . 

c 

3, 500 

1907 . 

Ulan . 

d 

400 

Do. 

Streiter  . 

d 

400 

Do. 

Wildfang . 

d 

400 

Do. 

Scharfschutze . 

d 

400 

Uskose . 

d 

400 

6  submarines . 

s 

1907 . 

1 

Table  I. — Vessels  built,  February  1 ,  1908. 


Battle 

ships. 

Armored 

cruisers. 

Cruisers. 

Destroy¬ 

ers. 

1 

Torpedo  , 
boats. 

,  Subma¬ 
rines. 

Coast-de¬ 
fense  ves¬ 
sels. 

England . 

53 

32 

90 

146 

47 

42 

0 

France . . 

18 

19 

26 

38 

264 

42 

11 

United  States . . 

a  23 

10 

40 

16 

32 

12 

11 

Germany . 

22 

8 

38 

60 

48 

1 

8 

Japan 

11 

11 

19 

54 

74 

7 

3 

Russia . 

5  - 

4 

.  15 

93 

57 

25 

4 

Italy . 

10 

6 

11 

17 

66 

3 

0 

Austria . 

3 

3 

5 

4 

39 

0 

6 

a  Idaho  and  New  Hampshire  not  included. 

Table  II. —  Vessels  building  or  to  be  built,  February  1,  1908. 


Battle 

ships. 

Armored 

cruisers. 

Cruisers. 

Destroy¬ 
ers.  ‘ 

Torpedo 

boats. 

Subma¬ 

rines. 

England . 

6 

6 

1 

9 

24 

18 

France a . 

12 

4 

0 

37 

2 

59 

United  States . .  . 

6 

2 

3 

5 

0 

7 

Germany  a . 

9 

3 

7 

24 

0 

(?)  2 

Japan « . 

4 

2 

3 

4 

0 

2 

Russia . 

6 

3 

0 

4 

0 

6 

Italva . 

7 

4 

1 

0 

11 

3 

Austria . . . 

3 

0 

1 

8 

10 

6 

a  Includes  vessels  in  1908  programme. 


War  ship  tonnage  of  the  principal  naval  powers. 


NAVAL  APPROPRIATION  BILL 


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